BALTIMORE COUNTY-The new 50,000-sf flex property at Bare Hills Business Center gets filled to maximum capacity with the commitment of three companies to space in the two-story structure.

ARLINGTON, VA-MeriStar Hospitality prepares to go on the prowl for new properties as it looks ahead to proceeds from its recent issuing of 12 million shares of common stock. The REIT expects to see the first signs of purchase closings by early next year.

WASHINGTON, DC-The District is on target to get its first Hampton Inn, as Clark Residential comes on board as the general contractor for the development of the $15 million hotel.

BALTIMORE-BusinesSuites rides to the rescue and sets up businesses that were ousted by Hurricane Isabel's wipe-out of electricity at the Candler Building and World Trade Centers with ready-made office space.

FREDERICK COUNTY, VA-Window and door manufacturer Barber & Ross weighs its options and chooses Ft. Collier Industrial Park in Frederick County as the site for its new 250,000-sf home. The $13 million project marks a relocation from Loudoun County, as well as an expansion.

GLENN DALE, MD-Brand Scaffold Builders joins the list of tenants at the 316,000-sf Glenn Dale Business Center by committing to 17,000 sf of space at the industrial property. The company's lease comes with the extra amenity of five acres of storage options.

WASHINGTON, DC-In less than a year, operators of the Madison Hotel complete a $40 million restoration to the 353-room hotel and its adjoining 95,000-sf office building. President John F. Kennedy led the 1962 opening ceremony for the hotel, which has since welcomed an endless succession of luminaries from around the world.

BLACKSBURG, VA-A management team gets put into place for the Inn at Virginia Tech and the Skelton Conference Center, two years prior to the opening of the $46 million project. Hilton Hotels Corp. will begin its duties next month.