ORANGE COUNTY, CA-The children's market manufacturer takes 623,000 sf of industrial space at Shea Center Ontario for seven years. It is the second major deal for the Inland Empire in the past few days.

LOS ANGELES-Inland Paperboard and Packaging signs a 10-year lease to keep 121,000 sf of manufacturing and distribution space at its longtime home in Santa Fe Springs. The building, at 11500 Los Nietos Rd., holds the company's Crocket Container Crop. subsidiary.

LOS ANGELES-American Realty Advisors pays $31.5 million for Principal Capital

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-A Burbank-based real estate syndicate pays $11.1 million for 103,789-sf industrial complex in Placentia, the latest sign that investors are still bullish about the region even as the national economy slows.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Federal auditors say local Housing and Community Development Department and highly regarded Mercy House Coalition did not properly account for nearly $300,000 in spending. HUD wants $70,000 of the money back.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Grupo Gigante's U.S. arm is hunting for sites in Santa Ana and Anaheim. The grocer operates more than 200 stores south of the border, making it one of Mexico's biggest grocery chains.

ORANGE COUNTY, CA-Grupo Gigante's U.S. arm is hunting for sites in Santa Ana and Anaheim. The grocer operates more than 200 stores south of the border, making it one of Mexico's biggest grocery chains.

LOS ANGELES-A new finding by the US International Trade Commission paves the way for stiff taxes on lumber and related products imported from Canada. The cost of building a single apartment unit could jump by about $2,000, developers say.