PORTLAND-The locally owned grocery chain says it will open its fifth location later this year after acquiring, remodeling and expanding an existing shopping center at Southeast 20th Avenue and Division Street in Portland.

SPOKANE, WA-The Spokane County Boundary Review Board late last week defers until March a decision on the City of Spokane's proposal to annex 19.5 square miles west of the city including Spokane International Airport. If approved, it would increase the city's size by 33%.

VANCOUVER, WA-The plan is to add 60,000 sf to the 120,000-sf Meier & Frank department store at Westfield Shoppingtown Vancouver, better known as Vancouver Mall. The expansion replaces original plans to build a new department store at the mall and turn the old space into multiple smaller shop spaces.

SEATTLE-The Low Income Housing Institute is a week away from getting the green light to convert a 43-unit motel at 6188 4th Avenue South into a 42-unit multi-family apartment building.

BELLINGHAM, WA-The locally based investor Thailand real estate announces Thursday that in August of last year, following a called-off merger, it acquired an 11% stake in Bellevue, Wash.-based Entellium Investments Ltd., a CRM software vendor with a presence in Asia and an eye on the U.S.

BEAVERTON, OR-The supplier of financial and operations software for the construction and real estate industries reports that a sharp increase in fourth quarter profits was not enough to surpass the profit it posted in 2001, but it expects to double those profits in 2003.

BELLEVUE, WA-Cigna Investments, which held the previous loan, funds the refinance for the 1.3-million-sf mall considered one of the premier super regional centers in the Northwest.

VANCOUVER, WA-Currently located in half as much space in Clackamas, the custom injection molder inks a 10-year deal at the Port of Vancouver. The company expects to expand to 36,000-sf building within four years.