SEATTLE-The national finance services company puts Keith Johnson in the top tier of management of its specialty finance group, which provides multifamily lending, commercial asset management, commercial real estate lending, mortgage banker financing, home builder finance and commercial capital markets services.

SEATTLE-Construction is slated to begin this month on a joint venture between Harbor Properties and Vulcan Inc. Alcyone, a 162-unit residential project located in Seattle's Cascade neighborhood, will rise on Thomas Street and Minor Avenue North.

SAN DIEGO-Circaid Medical Products renews a 5,000-sf lease in the Westcore Corporate Center in Kearny Mesa and TRS Consultants renews its lease for 3,100 sf at Westcore Executive Park in San Diego.

SEATTLE-Seattle and King County get nearly $15 million in federal McKinney Homeless Assistance funds for housing programs and support service for homeless people, including transitional and permanent housing projects.

CARLSBAD, CA-Canyon Ridge Business Park LLC acquires a finished pad here in the Carlsbad Oaks Business Park, just east of the intersection of El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road.

SEATTLE-A former Brinker International employee will develop and operate Romano's Macaroni Grills in Oregon and Washington, becoming the Dallas-based company's first domestic franchisee for that brand.

SAN DIEGO-Gary Smith, formerly VP of the Asset Management Group with retail player GMS Realty LLC, will oversee for Capstone the sourcing and acquisition of commercial real estate investments and portfolios.

SEATTLE-The change would give the owners of a property near Gasworks Park an extra 20 feet with which to build a four-story structure with 6,804 sf of ground-floor retail, 54 apartment units and underground parking for 92 vehicles.