PHILADELPHIA-The capital markets firm refreshes its image with a name that symbolizes its gallop into the future.

HOBOKEN, NJ-The first $2 billion in federal aid has been released to help repair extensive damage to the state's transit system in the Oct. 29 hurricane.

PHILADELPHIA-The federal General Services Administration will move from its current home downtown to Dow Chemical's building two blocks from Independence Hall in late 2014.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ-The 22 million square feet of space gone vacant during the recession years is less than half filled in the two years since, says Cushman & Wakefield, and prospects are dim for speedier absorption in 2013.

MALVERN, PA-Construction is about to begin on a new six-story building for a mutual funds company at the 41-year-old office park developed by Liberty Property Trust.

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ-The Pennsylvania-based REIT Brandywine is reconfiguring its portfolio to have a more urban and transit-oriented cast, and moving away from Garden State investments.

TRENTON, NJ-Gov. Chris Christie approved $10 million in funds for Sandy clean-up in Belmar and Marlboro, two of the shore communities working feverishly to complete repairs before the start of tourist season on Memorial Day.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ-Cushman & Wakefield has engineered a new long-term lease that keeps Heinrich Bauer in the same building where it has operated for over 20 years, but realigns its offices.