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	Top Stories for the Week of August 11, 2008	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage Weyerhaeuser Sells 114-property Business Unit FEDERAL WAY, WA-The publicly traded forest products company sells its containerboard packaging and recycling business to International Paper for $6 billion. Freddie Mac Q2 Loss Bigger Than Expected WASHINGTON, DC-The bailout plan for the GSEs may be in place, but these agencies are still struggling with market trends. Landry’s Clears Final Hurdle for $1.3B Sale HOUSTON-Tilman Fertitta, the company founder, chairman, president and CEO, will now take over the 61% he doesn’t already own. As Echelon Hits Brakes, CityCenter Cruises LAS VEGAS-Financing and construction contracts to complete the $9-billion, 19 million-sf construction project will be finalized this quarter, company executives told analysts this week. 6M-SF Zurich Portfolio Now in CBRE's Hands LONDON-Zurich Financial Services Group outsources its office, retail and back-office space in Mainland Europe for the first time, giving CBRE a foot in the door to expand the pact. Equity Completes Fund With $991M Proceeds CHICAGO-The fund, mostly invested in property and finance companies outside the US, had an annual return of 24.4% over nine years. Bankruptcy Court Clears Boscov's Restructuring READING, PA-A federal judge grants motions allowing the department store chain to tap $250 million of debtor-in-possession financing and implement other changes to right the ship. CoreNet Urges Chinese Sustainability ATLANTA-The real estate group wants tighter environment rules beyond Beijing’s Olympics. WCI Seeks Chapter 11 Restructuring BONITA SPRINGS, FL-The luxury home and condo builder faces default on $1.8 billion debt. Duke Realty Leases, Builds More Than 1M SF PLAINFIELD, IN-The firm signed more than 600,000 sf in a current building in the Plainfield Business Center, and is building another 533,000 sf in Allpoints. Texas Ports May Reopen Today as Threat Wanes HOUSTON-The ports of Houston and Galveston are poised for the US Coast Guard to lift its ZULU advisory after battening down hatches for the second storm in two weeks USGBC Taps Certification Agencies for V.3 WASHINGTON, DC-These certification agencies will add speed and capacity to the process for building owners as LEED v.3 goes into affect. Vegas Land Sales at Record Low, Prices Retreating LAS VEGAS-Second quarter vacant land sales activity was off nearly 60% from last year despite the $751-million land sale next to the Hard Rock Hotel on Harmon Boulevard. Office Sector Shows Strong Rebound ATLANTA-Leasing picks up after the first negative absorption quarter in three years. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Murad Proposes 564,000 SF on Waterfront • Boscov's Weighs Options In Wake of Chapter 11 • Sears, USAA REIT II Ink 1M-SF Sale-Leaseback • Inland Invests $100M in Winthrop Realty JV • Discounters Lead July Sales Increase • Unicorp Delivers $250M, 1M-SF-MXD Development • Panattoni Eyes 500,000 SF at New Site • Hampshire Buys 325,000 SF of Industrial • Erkiletian Plans Luxury Living at Warehouse • Somerset Takes Over Bell Labs Site • Pens Ready on Boston Trophy Office Sale • Mack-Cali Scores 204,000 SF of Office Leases	Southwest     Print Full Region • Crow Holdings Acquires 313-Room Doubletree • Weingarten Forges Solid Q2 Despite Retail Slump • Value-Add Buyer Nabs 220-Unit Foreclosure • Altsuler-Led JV Acquires Yancey-Hausman's Firm • Self-Storage JV Deploys $144M on Portfolio Buy • Mountain West Earmarks $150M for North Texas • Forestar To Relocate HQ to $78M Palisades West • Seib Debuts $150M-Plus Plan for North Oak Cliff • Wasatch Parks Sale Gain, Buys 192-Unit Complex • Legacy Closes Key Deal for $60M TOD Hybrid • Pham Pencils 2009 Start for Center's Phase Two • St. Ives Starts 88-Acre Site Prep for New Plan
Midwest     Print Full Region • Buck Pays Close to $169M for Offices, Land • Failed Bank's $145M Loan Portfolio Up for Grabs • Schoeneck Leases Warehouse in Strong Market • $82M Pick-Fort Hotel Expects December Open • Train Theme Park Successful as Facility Reuse • SMC Under Construction for $45M American HQ • True Partners Expands at 225 W. Wacker • Magellan Launches Project Services Group • WSU Opens $36M Mixed-Use Project in Midtown • Newcastle Buys Retail Properties for $19M	West Coast     Print Full Region • SF Passes Green Building Code, San Jose Next • 2M-SF Industrial Rezone Gets OK'd • New $260M San Diego Children’s Hospital Topped • Arden Realty Launches National Expansion • $120M Lease Fills Former Xerox Centre • GGP Delays Summerlin Centre Opening • Meruelo Maddux Closes $84M Construction Loan • Alaska Gives California a LEED • $78M Loan Funds Pegasus Apartments • Majestic Tenants Sign for Nearly 500,000 SF • Investor Group Moving Toward Development at Apex • NYC Buyer Acquires 5055 Wilshire for $45M
Southeast     Print Full Region • One Park Square Tops Off • TA Pays $60M for 3 Office Buildings • CBRE Investors Acquire 500,000-SF Office Park	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Songdo's ConvensiA Marks Construction Milestone
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