PORTLAND-David Hill, a partner at Palmer, Groth & Pietka, is leaving the company this month to try his hand at investment sales for Grubb & Ellis.

SEATTLE-After 25 years, co-founder Norberg is stepping back to remain in action only as a board member; former executive Veep Nordby takes over president's role.

PORTLAND-The core submarket will remain strong through the end of the year, says Colliers International.

VANCOUVER, WA-The vacancy rate lept from 5.68% to 25.49% in the first half of the year thanks mostly to one building, which will fill up with Consolidated Freightways employees by the end of the year.

SEATTLE-The provider of signable, legally-binding Web-based documents is about to close a round of financing from a host of "major" mortgage companies that includes Irwin Financial.

BELLEVUE, WA-An investment arm of the Mormon Church sold the office building to an LLC with ties to Pistol Creek Financial Co.

PORTLAND-Four development deals in different stages of negotiation have developers Bechtel Corp. and Trammell Crow Co. close to filling 62 of the 140-acre development surrounding the new airport light rail line.

SPOKANE, WA-The publicly-traded commercial real estate lending firm reports a 2% drop in net income for the quarter, and an overall increase for the first half of the year.