PORTLAND-Nationally, retail sales were relatively flat last year, but leasing and sales activity remains strong in Portland, according to principals at local retail brokerages. Then again, today's deal closings began in a climate much warmer than today.

SALEM, OR-The 30,000-sf building, located across High Street from the Marion County Courthouse, once housed the offices of the assessor, tax collector, treasurer, district attorney and other county staff.

SAN JOSE, CA-Phase Two, scheduled to open in spring 2002, will add an approximate 30 additional shops including the recently announced Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Tiffany & Co. and Fendi, for a total of over 260 stores.

PORTLAND-Nationally, retail sales were relatively flat last year, but leasing and sales activity remains strong in Portland, according to principals at local retail brokerages. Then again, today's deal closings began in a climate much warmer than today.

GRESHAM, OR-In phase two of its development here, more than 800 apartment units, 250,000 sf of retail and 200,000 sf of office space will be added on land Center Oak owns and on land it's selling to residential developers.

BEND, OR-The Eugene, OR-based company, which already owns 23%, is competing with Utah-based Powdr Corp. for control of the resort. So when it heard Powdr extended its offer deadline, The Pape Group upped its offer by $1,000 a share.

PALO ALTO, CA-The $8.5-million stock and cash purchase of the Bellevue, WA-based factoring and asset-based lending company translates to 3.7 times EBITDA. CAPCO has approximately $28 million in commitments and $2.8 million in equity.

SANTA CRUZ, CA-The 242,000-sf chip plant has been around since the early 1980s. Texas Instruments acquired the 18-acre property in 1996 from Silicon Systems Inc. "We've already had all kinds of interest this morning," says TI's real estate director Randy Welch.