August 9, 1999AmeraParts to open York plantThe Business Journal of 'Charlotte, August 9CHARLOTTE – AmeraParts International, an auto-parts recycler, has almost concluded an agreement to occupy a vacant textile plant near York, South Carolina where it would employ...

August 9, 1999 NEW YORK – Wellsford Real Properties Inc. (AMEX:WRP) said funds from operations for the second-quarter ended June 30 rose to $4.8 million or 23 cents/share on a diluted basis from $3.7 million or 17 cents/share...

August 9, 1999 No way, voters say: 96 percent oppose amalgamationMontreal Gazette, August 9MONTREAL – Voters overwhelmingly turned down a proposal to amalgamate three small communities outside Montreal, a move that many felt would have opened the floodgates...

August 9, 1999 Brownfields development on the riseThe Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8 PHILADELPHIA – A record amount of former industrial sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are getting a good sniff these days.Click Here to View Full StoryFlyers...

August 6, 1999 NEW YORK (AP) – Treasury bond prices were lower at midday. The price of the Treasury's main 30-year bond was down 1 7/32 point, or $12.18 3/4 per $1,000 in face value, around midday, while...

August 6, 1999 JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's unemployment rate remained frozen in July at 4.3 percent, near a three-decade low, as manufacturing gained jobs for only the second time since early last...

August 6, 1999 MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Center Trust Inc.(NYSE: CTA), reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $14.1 million or 37 cents/share compared to $11.7 million or 34 cents/share for the same...

August 6, 1999 SEATTLE – Shurgard Storage Centers Inc. (NYSE:SHU) reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $19.7 million or 68 cents/share, compared to $17.7 million or 62 cents/share for the same period...

August 6, 1999 PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – American Real Estate Investment Corporation (Amex: REA) reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $7.3 million or 45 cents/share, compared to $3.4 million or 32 cents/share...

August 6, 1999High-Tech set for Times SquareNew York Daily News, August 6NEW YORK – An Australian entertainment company that specializes in high-tech games is planning a bar, arcade and virtual reality ride for the heart of Times Square.Click...

August 6, 1999Board rejects charter school Chicago Sun Times, August 6 CHICAGO – The Thomas Jefferson Charter School late Thursday night was rejected by the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals in its bid to open the school...

August 6, 1999 Grace Hospital slated for demolitionThe Ottawa Citizen, August 6OTTAWA – Ottawa will lose one of its grand old landmarks when the Salvation Army Grace Hospital is demolished next spring. The Wellington Street institution will be...

August 6, 1999Durham, Raleigh may get IMAX theaters The Winston Salem-Journal, August 6RALEIGH, N.C. – The Triangle could soon be home to two IMAX theaters. An IMAX Corp. official said Monday that the company has signed a deal...

August 6, 1999 OAK BROOK, Ill. – Great Lakes REIT (NYSE: GL) said it has entered into an agreement with a major financial institution that caps the interest rate on $50 million of its bank line of credit...

August 6, 1999Cenit goes dot.comThe Virginian-Pilot, August 6NORFOLK, Va. – CENIT Bancorp Inc. has seen the future of finance and believes a big piece of it is online. The parent of thrift CENIT Bank plans to move in...

August 6, 1999 OAK BROOK, Ill. – Great Lakes REIT (NYSE: GL) said funds from operations for the second-quarter ended June 30 rose to $7.9 million or 47 cents/share from $7.2 million or 41 cents/share the same period...

August 6, 1999 WASHINGTON – CarrAmerica Realty Corp. (NYSE: CRE) said funds from operations for the second-quarter ended June 30 was $51.9 million or 70 cents/share on a diluted basis compared to $51.2 million or 65 cents/share for...

August 6, 1999Broomfield approves new libraryBoulder Daily Camera, August. 6BROOMFIELD, Colo. – The city council in booming suburb Broomfield has approved plans for the construction of a new $4.6 million library and city offices on vacant land near...

August 6, 1999DENVER – Finova Realty Capital (NYSE:FNV) has started accepting commercial mortgage loan applications on the internet, via CyberLoan, a network developed by FinancingSources.com of Denver.CyberLoan essentially matches loan applications with the underwriting criteria of lenders of...

August 6, 1999 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Ramco-Gershenson PropertiesTrust (NYSE: RPT) said Herbert Liechtung has resigned as a trustee. Liechtung, who is 69, has moved to Florida and plans to focus on his personal real estate investments. He previously...

August 6, 1999 DENVER – FinancingSources.com, which developed the CyberLoan system that matches borrowers with potential lenders of commercial mortgages, said it is considering being acquired.The firm, which is privately owned, said it received two offers that it...

August 6, 1999 Office park planned in DallasDallas Morning News, Aug. 6DALLAS – Developers have purchased a high-profile Frisco property to build a corporate office park. Means-Knaus LLC, in a venture with Florida-based St. Joe Co., plans to...

August 6, 1999 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Taubman Centers Inc. (NYSE: TCO) said diluted funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 rose 18.5 percent to $17.2 million or 32 cents/share compared to $14.2 million or...

August 6, 1999 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (NYSE: SSI) reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $13.6 million or 33 cents/share on a diluted bases, compared to $15.6 million...

August 6, 1999 By Lisa Finnegan, VertiNews.com CorrespondentMAMARONECK, N.Y. – Mamaronek Garden Unit Owners Corp sold a chunk of 100 apartments in a 265-unit cooperative apartment complex at 100 Richbell Road in Mamaroneck, N.Y. for close to the...