Bellevue, WA—The Puget Sound region of Washington has been home to Microsoft for more than 20 years, and in November 2010 the city of Bellevue welcomed its first Microsoft store.
Centennial, CO—Construction has begun on IKEA Centennial, the new 415,000-square-foot store planned in Centennial, Colo., near Denver. The store is scheduled to open in fall 2011.
Plymouth, MN—Advance now offers automatic scrubbers that meet the requirements of Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED-EBOM).
New York City—Gracious Home, one of New York’s most renowned home furnishings and hardware retailers for 50 years, has been acquired by Americas Retail Flagship Fund, LLC.