SYRACUSE, NY-Three companies agree to open offices in the 1 million-sf first phase of a research park here that will support the development of Destiny, a planned 800-acre entertainment destination that would operate without fossil fuel and include some 70 million sf of built space under a single roof. The companies say they will bring hundreds of jobs to the area. Destiny officials say additional tenants will be announced soon.

ESSEN, GERMANY-Locally based Hochtief AirPort GmbH signs agreements with two funds managed by Hastings Funds Management Ltd. (Australia), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Canada) and KfW IPEX-Bank (Germany) to establish a new investment partnership for part of the Hochtief Group's interests in airports in Athens, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Sydney.

ESSEN, GERMANY-Locally based Hochtief AirPort GmbH signs agreements with two funds managed by Hastings Funds Management Ltd. (Australia), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Canada) and KfW IPEX-Bank (Germany) to establish a new investment partnership for part of the Hochtief Group's interests in airports in Athens, Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Sydney.

FRENCH LICK, IN-Citing a recent decision by the Indiana Tax Court and potential competition, publicly traded Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts say it is no longer going to develop a $123-million casino here that was slated to open in 2006.

FRENCH LICK, IN-Citing a recent decision by the Indiana Tax Court and potential competition, publicly traded Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts say it is no longer going to develop a $123-million casino here that was slated to open in 2006.

SEATTLE-The joint venture of Multi-Employer Property Trust and Pine Street Associates LLC sells the 125,000-sf Fifth & Pine Building for $55 million as it prepares to put 1505 Fifth Ave. on the market.

SEATTLE-The joint venture of Multi-Employer Property Trust and Pine Street Associates LLC sells the 125,000-sf Fifth & Pine Building for $55 million as it prepares to put 1505 Fifth Ave. on the market.

OAKLAND, CA-The Palo Alto, CA-based apartment REIT pays $21.2 million to Statewide Acquisitions Corp. for Regency Tower Apartment Homes, an 18-story multifamily property here that is about 95% leased.