PORTLAND-The tech-heavy Sunset Corridor saw vacancy rates jump from 8.0% to 14.1% in the first quarter as 180,000 sf of new space was delivered to a market that already had 500,000 sf available, according to the latest report from Grubb & Ellis.

MILWAUKIE, OR-GE Capital Corp., which acquired the 32,904-sf, 20-year-old building in the Freeman Industrial Park as part of its purchase of the J.C. Penney Credit Card portfolio in late 1999, is consolidating call center services elsewhere.

CAMAS, WA-With its existing 1-million-sf facility running with plenty of excess capacity for the time being, the contract semiconductor chip manufacturer says it is laying off 25% of its workforce and shelving plans for a new facility on its Camas campus.

HILLSBORO, OR-Oregon Pacific Investment and Development Co. is preparing for a future commercial development just under 19 acres near Cornelius Pass Road and Highway 26. The type and timing of the buildings will depend on demand.

VANCOUVER, WA-The Port of Vancouver detailed plans this week for adding 1,094 acres to its industrial inventory, which currently stands at 807 acres, according to a study by the Columbia River Economic Development Council.

SACRAMENTO-A bill approved by the California Assembly this week requires local jurisdictions to speed up their final review of a power plant proposal. It also allows power plant owners to pay mitigation fees for pollution when pollution credits are not available.

BETHANY, OR-The new West Parc development will include 120,000 sf of new office space, 820 apartments, a 50-patient Alzheimer care home and a fitness center. The first apartments are expected to open next spring.

SAN JOSE-The networking giant is suspending construction of an 8,000-worker campus in Alviso and not starting on a 10,000-worker industrial park in Fremont, but will continue preliminary work on a 20,000-worker campus in San Jose's Coyote Valley.