The center now tops out at 240,000 square feet.

A Vancouver governing body has, by a 2-1 vote, supported a new Columbia River Crossing between Washington and Oregon. The Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners vote comes as the idea of replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Columbia is rekindled. Vancouver’s City Council passed a similar measure in early August. And Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle expressed support for the idea in a February PBJ Interview. Washington’s Senate in 2013 failed to act on a transportation package that…

A former Nike salesman was sentenced to 13 months for landing, then reselling, heavily discounted merchandise for resale. David Reichert of St. Louis resold the goods through two companies he co-owned. The 51-year-old, according to the Department of Justice, “sold licensed apparel—Nike-brand clothes and accessories emblazoned with team names and logos—to retailers throughout the Midwest.” Reichert had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud on April 25. The embezzlement totals…

Kimco now wants to put housing on its Fremont shopping center. Daly City just approved plans for apartments at its mall there.

The slow-moving world of California high-speed rail has entered another pause mode even as proponents are trying to push faster to produce publicly visible results by speeding up property acquisition.

Alibaba is reportedly slowing down its U.S. cloud expansion because of hiring issues in Silicon Valley, but it’s still growing near Microsoft and Amazon.