PORTLAND-Officials with the electronics retailer aren't saying much, but it has hired brokers to find tenants to sublease nine of its 13 locations in Oregon and Washington, and may be doing so in other markets as well.

HOOD RIVER, OR-Earlier this week, the same day Wal-Mart formally submits its application for a 185,000-sf mega-store here, Hood River County Commissioners vote down an emergency action that would have restricted commercial buildings to 50,000 sf.

TIGARD, OR-On behalf of a third-party equity investment fund, Trammell Crow developed, leased, managed, and sold the 40,000-sf building in 14 months. The buyer is Pacific Northwest Properties.

BEAVERTON, OR-The Murrayhill Marketplace Thriftway closes in January, after which Safeway will begin renovations to reopen the 41,000-sf space. Regency Centers acquired the aging-but-well-located mall in 1998.

KEIZER, OR-Zoning for one of the largest pieces of undeveloped real estate in the Willamette Valley could be changed early next year. Early plans call for a substantial increase in commercial space.

VANCOUVER, WA-Robert Moser says he's proud to be one the few port commissioners with public sector background to serve as WPPA president. He believes that it is appropriate because the origin of ports was to prevent monopoly of the waterways by special interest groups.

PORTLAND-With plans to spend $200 million on new acquisitions in 2002, the billion-dollar company run by local businessman Jordan Schnitzer is adding another local to his acquisitions group in Steve Wong, who has spent the last 10 years working for LaSalle Investment Management.

HILLSBORO, OR-The 123,680-sf building would connect to Tuality Community Hospital via a second-floor sky bridge. The planning commission is expected to review the proposal on Jan. 9. Construction is scheduled to get underway next spring and take 15 months.