SAN RAMON, CA-The new space is located adjacent the San Francisco-based oil company's 92-acre, 1.5-million-sf Chevron Park complex--on land Chevron sold to the park's developer Sunset Development Co. in late 1999.

PORTLAND, OR-The international outdoor apparel and footwear company has reached an agreement of understanding to acquire property in Cambrai, France, for the construction of a new distribution facility.

OAKLAND-The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved the sale Tuesday. It was the county's last available parcel for office space. The Palo Alto-based company plans to break ground later this year on a 750,000-sf office project.

VANCOUVER, WA-The 2.38-acre site located west of Interstate 5 and south of the Clark County fairgrounds is being offered for sale at $1.6 million. A big red barn on the property carrying the Wineberg name can easily be seen from the freeway.

SEATTLE-Rod Kauffman of the Seattle-King County Building Owners and Managers Assoc. tells GobeSt there are reports of a terra cotta falling off buildings in downtown's Pioneer Square, a crack in the Capital's dome in Olympia and a fire in a Carpet Exchange building in West Seattle.

SALEM, OR-Plans for one wind-powered generating plant and four natural gas-fired generating plants have passed in front of state regulators recently, and more are expected.

BEND, OR-Both the Eugene, OR-based Pape Group and Utah-based Powdr Corp. have $20,000-a-share purchase offers before the resort's estimated 200 shareholders. Pape wants to improve on its existing 23% ownership. Powdr wants to add to its resort holdings with a majority share.

PORTLAND-Occupancy dropped last year as the market continued to soak up five new hotels in the past four years. So far this year, hoteliers in select areas are sounding a little happier. Then again, more hotel rooms are on the way.