MIAMI-The publicly traded wholesale distributor is looking to lease or purchase either an existing 250,000-sf building that could be expanded to 400,000 sf, or buy about 20 acres to build its own facility.

RALEIGH, NC-The Palm Beach, FL-based REIT and Gencom Group pay $42 million for the 355-room, Starwood-branded Sheraton Capital Center Hotel in the center of the city.

POMPANO BEACH, FL-Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. pays competitor Roadway Express Inc. $3 million for a 13,459-sf building at a prime location at 1601 NW 18th St.

ORLANDO-After a record second quarter, net absorption in the eight-million-sf, 90-building submarket tapers off to 65,729 sf from 314,900 sf with vacancies at 7.74%, the second lowest rate since 1986, according to a new survey.

ACWORTH, GA-America's Service Station fully occupies the building on a 20-year absolute triple net lease. The deal comes in as one of the highest per-sf prices in the area this year.

ATLANTA-Developer Ben Carter files preliminary plans with the city for 800,000 sf of new development on seven acres on Peachtree Street in the center of Buckhead Village.

ATLANTA-Developer Ben Carter files preliminary plans with the city for 800,000 sf of new development on seven acres on Peachtree Street in the center of Buckhead Village.

MIAMI-The 268-bed hospital's strong financial profile allows Standard & Poor's to assign an A- rating on the Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority's series 2006 bonds and affirm a similar rating on the 2001A bonds.