ROCKLIN, CA-A civil engineering firm tosses aside its lease in Sacramento in favor of buying an office building in Rocklin, which will now serve as its headquarters.

RICHMOND, CA-The City of Richmond and Assembly Plant Partners LLC have entered a development agreement that will enable the developer to renovate the former Ford assembly plant into a complex that will house artists who create and fabricate sets, scenery, props, exhibits and displays .

STOCKTON, CA-A mortgage refinancing of $10.7 million will give Torcello Development Inc. just the boost it needs to complete its renovation of the Oakwood Apartments, a 318-unit luxury apartment complex in Stockton.

BOTHELL, WA-The last parcel of land on the busy Bothell-Everett Highway intersection at Maltby and Filbert roads will be home to a Walgreen's store and two undecided retail buildings. The developer is Olson Capital.

FEDERAL WAY, WA-A councilman here motions for the city to consider buying the 80-acre, 740,000-sf SeaTac Mall in Federal Way, but his fellow councilmember balk at the thought.

SAN FRANCISCO-A new mid-year market report finds that while San Francisco's commercial real estate market continued experience negative space absorption during the second quarter, a glimmer of hope can be seen in the numbers.

PITTSBURG, CA-Upset with a minimalist review of a proposed 1,100-unit apartment project, opponents are questioning financial relationships between the developer and city officials.

BELLEVUE, WA-Real estate and construction are still gray areas, but as the economy continues in a slow rut, a survey of 200 executives shows hopefulness that an improved economy and interest in new development may pick up the pace.