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EVANSTON, IL-A smaller version of the retailer's State Street store has become 54 condos. The Evanston Galleria preserves details of the art deco building, including floor directors and trademark Marshall Field's clock.

LOS ANGELES-Hotel giant signs sweeping affiliation agreement with Mexican chain, one of Hilton's most ambitious steps yet to expand into the lucrative market.

MIAMI-The locally based developer of Internet infrastructure and provider of managed services signs a binding contract with the company's senior management to divest an operating unit for an undisclosed price.

SAN JOSE-The City Council decides tonight whether a citywide vote on the 20,000-worker development should occur. Opponents who gathered enough signatures for such a vote want a "yes" vote. The city's attorney says the petition is technically invalid and should be ignored.

WHITE PLAINS-A panel of Westchester-Fairfield real estate brokers and developers agree that the year 2000 was an exceptional year for leasing volume and absorption and that it will be tough to beat this year.

HILLSBORO, OR-In December, the Florida-based corporation acquired a 4.17-acre parcel once planned for a full-service Marriott hotel for $3.8 million. The company isn't yet talking, but sources Regency has preleased 80% of a planned 46,500-sf development.

NEW YORK CITY-C&W expects that other transactions in the works will prove just as successful and boost the health of the Mexican banking system.

SAN JOSE-After five years out of the market, the locally based purveyor of channel marketing Websites has re-leased 193,000 sf at Spieker's Creekside Technology Center here on Fox Drive. It also is busy developing office space on property it owns across the street.