SAN FRANCISCO-The publicly held owner and manager of corporate data centers and Internet gateways signs leases with 18 new and expanding customers for its "Meet Me Rooms," where communications companies pay high per-sf prices for small spaces where they cross connect their networks.

BEAVERTON, OR-The Newark, NJ-based lender originates a $41.8-million loan with more favorable terms than the previous loan, both of which financed bonds that were sold to the public.

ROUND ROCK, TX-The Sweden-based home furnishings retailer says it will complement stores in Frisco and Houston with one in this Austin suburb that should open in early 2007.

ROUND ROCK, TX-The Sweden-based home furnishings retailer says it will complement stores in Frisco and Houston with one in this Austin suburb that should open in early 2007.

SEATTLE-Cole & Weber/Red Cell signs on for 53,000 sf in the 362,000-sf mixed-use development by Vulcan Inc. and Pemco Insurance that is under construction at 223 Yale Ave., just west of REI's flagship retail store.

SEATTLE-Cole & Weber/Red Cell signs on for 53,000 sf in the 362,000-sf mixed-use development by Vulcan Inc. and Pemco Insurance that is under construction at 223 Yale Ave., just west of REI's flagship retail store.

SAN FRANCISCO-With a recent commitment from members of Keiretsu Forum, Fidelity Partners has raised $20 million in private equity for its latest fund, which like the others buys troubled municipal bonds collateralized by real estate.

VANCOUVER, WA-The privately held owner of ProDX, an IT and software development services firm, takes the top floor of a two-story Downtown office building here to house another recent acquisition, Cyclone Computer Systems.