CHICAGO-Metropolitan Chicago Inc.'s Goodwill Industries is planning to start a store at the Surrey Ridge Shopping Center in Arlington Heights next year.

LOS ANGELES-California Insurance Guarantee Association has inked a $7.5 million lease agreement with Legacy Partners Inc. for 27,200 square feet of office space at 101 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale for 10 years.

NEW YORK CITY-Genting Berhad has ambitious expansion plans for its pending Aqueduct racino and the US market as a whole.

ALISO VIEJO, CA-Although demand for new homes remain below last year's rate, unsold homes in Orange County have proceeded to rise in the last two weeks, reports Steve Thomas of Altera Real Estate.

CHICAGO-The owner of the troubled 3728-30 N. Southport Ave. building, developer William Platt has filed for bankruptcy protection in Chicago's U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

ARMONK, NY-A 40-year-old furniture store in Westchester town was recently converted into a radically new office and retail space by Architect Lucio De Lio.

INDIANAPOLIS-Indiana State Teachers' Retirement Fund is planning to move its staff to a new building in One North Capitol towards the end of this year.

MIAMI-Colliers International South Florida has appointed Mia Stierheim as senior vice president to lead its retail division.