Carson contemporary buys Iowa birthplace
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Edward Chappell, approaching 80, admired Johnny Carson throughout his long career and wanted to honor the famed entertainer who was born just months apart and miles away from him in this small southwest Iowa town.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 13--LOVELAND -- The former Water Pik building, 609 14th Street SW in Loveland, has been sold to a local investor group.   SiteStone Holdings, LLC purchased the light industrial and manufacturing building from Water Pik, Inc.
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Anticipating Harvard University's expansion in Allston, the owner of the Sports Depot pub-style restaurant last week bought longtime neighbor Able Rug's real estate -- a 19th-century slap-dash warehouse-style building and a parking lot -- for $1.25 million.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--DURHAM -- A local developer's vision to turn Heritage Square shopping center into a mixed-use hub might hinge on contributions from city and county government.
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A design for the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, N.J., by Enrique Norten, can unfold as the money is raised.
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More than 1,000 people pay tribute to US TV presenter Johnny Carson in the Nebraska town where he grew up.
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Guest books signed by Johnny Carson's famous visitors to "The Tonight Show" and rescued from the trash in the 1960s may turn into treasure for their owner.
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The landmark Hecht Co. distribution center in Northeast Washington has been bought by a Philadelphia developer who plans to incorporate the historic structure into a new retail hub off New York Avenue.
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Our neighbor to the north steams ahead with an ambitious American acquisition.
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The billionaire investor is on the cusp of becoming a major presence in Washington with ambitious plans for D.C. United and new ownership of Journal Newspapers Inc.
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A 177-year-old first edition of the Book of Mormon found in a home near Palmyra &#151; the birthplace of the Mormon religion &#151; will be put up for bid next week at an upstate New York estate auction.
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SHANKSVILLE, Pa. _ Families of Flight 93 have sealed a deal on a postage-stamp-size parcel that would be the first tract bought for a memorial to the 40 people on board the United Airlines jetliner when it slammed into the ground near here Sept. 11.
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Centro Properties Group and Watt Commercial Properties joint venture agreed to buy Kramont Realty Trust, an US mall owner with its 12.6 million square feet of space mostly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
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A New Jersey private investment firm said yesterday it bought Domain Home, the upscale Norwood furniture chain, and plans on opening as many as 15 new stores in the coming years.
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Mills Corp., the giant national mall owner and developer, has acquired a 50 percent stake in Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton and Hilltop Mall in Richmond.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 7--BONNERS FERRY, Idaho -- In 1968, Jean Plato and her husband bought farmland along the banks of the Kootenai River.
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The Clark Art Institute, long known as a home for French and American paintings, is making room for a $90 million British invasion thanks to a donation from the foundation of Sir Edwin Manton.