MAZAMA, WA-The Trust for Public Land is trying to protect 1,000 acres of wilderness here from development. If it does't find another $6 million by Oct. 31, the land will be sold off in 20-acre parcels.
CUPERTINO, CA-The dividend represents a 13% increase over the same period last year; at close of trading Monday, Mission West shares were trading for $12.56, off three cents from Friday and a dollar below its 52-week high.
WOODLAND, WA-The Canada-based maker of industrial plastics is moving north from Vancouver to Woodland to be closer to Interstate 5 and other customers.
VANCOUVER, WA- Over the weekend, the bank relocates 30 administrative and operations employees from Camas to the ninth floor of a downtown building here that has been renamed Riverview Tower.
SAN FRANCISCO-Sharp rent increases at 450 Sutter St., a medical office tower owned by Portland, Ore.'s Harsch Investment, are pushing out dentists and doctors and opening up space for cash rich dot commers.
SEATTLE-If the deal is approved, the Seattle Public Library will demolish the structure at 2821 Beacon Ave. S. and build a new library. The current library on Beacon Hill is in a converted, 3,200-square-foot retail store.
SAN FRANCISCO- The state Court of Appeal on Friday rejects a bid by allies of Mayor Willie Brown's growth-control initiative to block a second growth-control initiative from appearing on the Nov. 7 ballot.
COTTAGE GROVE, OR-The historic city center has a half-dozen empty storefronts, slowing foot traffic through the area, which could cause even more retailers to flee.
BELLEVUE, WA- At the end of the month, a U S Bank branch will be demolished so excavators can expand a hole across from Bellevue Square that will eventually give rise to the $330-million mixed-use development.