SEATAC, WA-The construction work included a complete refurbishment of the guestrooms and expansion of the existing to 396 guestrooms and 40,000 sf of meeting space. The image work included a new name, a new restaurant and new employees.

SEATTLE-The Seattle area has been reeling in sublease space for the past six months, sparking "when-will" wagers from calloused brokers who once made a healthy living on the dot-com companies blamed for the glut.

SEATTLE-Douglas P. Frye will operate out of the company's Seattle office as president and chief operating officer of Vancouver, BC-based CMN International, the largest affiliate of Colliers International.

SEATTLE-Mayor Paul Schell has signed an ordinance repealing the code that requires the grantor of "any fee title or beneficial interest" in real property to obtain a form prepared by the Director of the Department of Design, Construction and Land Use.

SEATTLE-In the last decade, the cost to operate a multifamily housing complex has risen from an average of $2,384/unit to and average of $3,620/unit, according to the latest edition of The Apartment Advisor from Dupre + Scott.

BELLEVUE, WA-The money will be used to improve one of the main thoroughfares from Microsoft's corporate offices to Interstate 90. The City Council says it intends to seek funds from federal and state grants to help pay for the project.

BELLEVUE, WA-The 30,000 square-foot building, to be constructed adjacent to the downtown Bellevue library, would include underground parking, restaurant, 250-seat theater, office space for non-profit groups and studio space for artists.

SILVERDALE, WA-Fred Meyer has joined Home Base on the sidelines in this Western Washington shopping headquarters, giving way to a new Best Buy outlet scheduled to open before Thanksgiving.