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	Top Stories for the Week of December 17, 2007	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Terrorism Insurance Bill Passes House WASHINGTON, DC-With a year-end deadline, the House and Senate are scrambling to push legislation out of the door. Shareholders OK $8.9B Penn Gaming Sale WYOMISSING, PA-Shareholders overwhelmingly approved the Fortress/Centerbridge buy-out that will take the casino and racetrack owner private. Pollack Pairs With Goldman on $1B Build Plan ATLANTA-The $56-million co-investment fund already has its first deal, a 320-unit multifamily community in Tampa, FL. SF Mayor Proposes Green Building Requirement SAN FRANCISCO-The ordinance would impose the nation’s most stringent “green” building requirements on the construction and renovation of residential and commercial buildings. NV Legislative Panel OKs Green Tax Breaks CARSON CITY, NV-The tax breaks will go to five projects in Las Vegas whose developers applied for them under 2005 legislation that was made less generous this year. Massive Lease In Works for 1M-SF Project NEW YORK CITY-GlobeSt.com learns that Proskauer Rose LLP is looking to lease 600,000-sf at Boston Properties' new one-million-sf development here. Campanelli Buy Sparks 1M-SF Mixed-Use Plan NORTON, MA-The recently acquired 90 acres abut a world-class championship golf course designed by Arnold Palmer. CapLease Board Names CEO McDowell Chairman NEW YORK CITY-Lewis Ranieri, chairman since 1995, steps down due to family reasons; Paul McDowell fills his position. One Vision Development Wins $700M MXD Project WASHINGTON, DC-Northwest One will include 1,630 residential units and more than 260,000 sf of office, retail and healthcare space. 2008 Start Set for $600M Island Gardens MXD MIAMI-The Watson Island project will feature a 150-room Shangri-La Hotel with fractional ownership homes, a 50-slip Super-Yacht Harbor and retail space. Maguire Forms Committee to Consider Sale LOS ANGELES-The REIT forms a special committee to consider selling the Downtown L.A.-based company and releases former prospective buyers from standstill agreements. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Feds Hope Three Times the Charm • Tropicana Gets Casino License Pulled • 400,000-SF Office Tower Changes Hands • Ivy Buys 1M-SF Portfolio • Energy Company Proposes $120M Plant • Spitzer Creates ‘Smart Growth’ Cabinet • Union Square Trades for $262M • Jay-Z Gets $66M Site for Five-Star Hotel • Iron Mountain Takes 225,000-SF Buy Option • $68M Buy To Grow StoneMor Funerary Empire • Spitzer: Keep the American Dream Alive	Southwest     Print Full Region • TransWest's $310M Buys Two Hotels, 899 Rooms • Five Star’s $150M ‘Green’ Center Is Prototype • $273M Contract In Place for 965,508-SF Trophy • Behringer Harvard Obtains $500M Credit Facility • Cintas Takes 350,150 SF in 130-Month Lease • Zydeco Readies 350-Acre Phase Two at MetCenter • Two Tenants Take 376,000 SF in Separate Parks • Woodlands Resort Set for $50M Redevelopment • Post Investments Tickets $17M for 286-Unit Plan • $30M New Urbanist Project Breaks Ground
Midwest     Print Full Region • AHA Signs for 115,000 SF at New Wacker Tower • Independence Plaza Sells for $144M • GE, Lincoln Buy Two Office Sites for $114M • New Briarcliffs Include $50M Office, Hotel • First REIT Buys 240,000 SF for Conversion • Evenflo To Lease New HQ at Old Huffy Site • Regus Group Renews 90,000 SF in Three Towers	West Coast     Print Full Region • Liquid Realty’s Fourth Fund Its Largest Yet • City To Extend Negotiation With Arena Developer • Morgan Stanley Commits $200M to Solar Projects • County Debuts $107M Office Building • Molasky Borrows $104M Against Newest Building • Long Beach Firm Plans 408,000-SF Biz Park • Cole Cos. Acquires Station Casinos HQ for $70M • Broadreach Sells Peninsula Asset for $50M
Southeast     Print Full Region • Cousins, PREI Enter $173M JV for Terminus 200 • Kimberly-Clark Moves Toward 2M SF With Expansion • 995-Acre Buy Locks in MXD Plans • Crosland Fund Eyes $225M in Land Acquisitions • USPS Takes 500,000 SF at New Commerce Center • Dirt Moves on 150-Key Crowne Plaza • City Park Aventura Signs 50,000 SF in Leases • JLL To Expand Capital Market Practice in Atlanta • Margaritaville Enterprises Takes 62,502 SF	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Austrian Group Completes $700M Sale • Doughty Hanson Reaps $558M in Italian Sale • GE Pays $301M for 31 German Assets • ProLogis Invests $100M in Two China Projects • GVA Enters Romania With New Affiliation • Hines To Manage Luxury Spanish Resort Project
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