PORTLAND-The consortium hasn't yet committed to a location for the lab, but it is slated to open by the end of the year somewhere west of the city; it certainly won't have Windows in it

SPOKANE, WA-The area's lodging industry is enjoying a growth spurt that's producing increasing occupancy, rising average room rates, growing room-tax revenues and, of course, more hotel development

HILLSBORO, OR-For $1.5 million, the public company based in nearby North Plains is buying a bankrupt seed company's local operation, which sits on 14 acres at Highway 26 and Glencoe Road; the land alone is worth more

SEATTLE-The outdoor, upscale shopping center that was rebuilt in the 1990s is preparing to expand again, adding a parking garage, better access for cars, bikes and pedestrians and 107,000 square feet of new retail shops

BELLEVUE, WA-The Menlo Park, Calif.-based real estate company recently paid $15.9 million to purchase the downtown site, and has already submitted plans to the city for design review

PORTLAND- The facility, acquired from the Port of Portland for $30.8 million, was the last publicly owned commercial yard in the country

SEATTLE- The Chicago-based real estate investment trust agreed in July 1998 to buy the World Trade Center building from Seattle's Wright Runstad & Co., with which it has a standing arrangement

BELLEVUE, WA-Pacific Real Estate Partners, which leases the project on behalf of Rreef, has been asked by the real estate investment trust to sell the site, which could fetch as much as $20 million.