PORTLAND-The president of Russell Development Corp. will take his seat on the Portland Development Commission in November, replacing commissioner James Atkinson.

RENTON, WA-A Bellevue-based developer wants to build an office building on a city-owned site currently being used as a surface parking lot; in trade, the city would get a parking garage in 2050, and partial use of it until then.

EVERETT, WA-Snohomish County economic development folks are raising money for a $4 million marketing campaign to prove Everett equally as attractive as Tacoma, which wouldn't have been saying much until recently.

PORTLAND-The contaminated property will be turned into a work-training and life-transition center for the developmentally disabled under a two-year old, Federally-funded brownfields cleanup program.

SAN FRANCISCO-The venture capital firm Partech International is investing in a New York startup with a new software program that streamlines the commercial building management process using the Internet.

TUKWILA, WA- Ventree Co. Ltd. is taking 24,420 sf in the Glacier Building here for its U.S. distribution hub; its eclectic mix of imports includes beauty products, anti-fog coatings and herbal remedies.

REDMOND, WA-The City Council places historic landmark status on 16 properties, creates a historic design district and sets a building height limit on one of the city's oldest streets.

SAN LEANDRO, CA-Amid criticism, the San Leandro City Council is postponing a decision on whether to extend its eminent domain authority over four area properties to make way for redevelopment projects.