Headlines from DJC.COM and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce http://www.djc.com/ Headlines from DJC.COM and the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce 2006 Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. All rights reserved. Bellingham Technical College to build a new campus center http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001767.html Bellingham Technical College is planning a new 70,000-square-foot building for the heart of its 32-acre campus, located about a mile northwest of downtown Bellingham. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001767.html Region's real estate markets will struggle this year: Grubb & Ellis http://www.djc.com/news/re/12001769.html Downtown Seattle's office vacancy expected to hit 15% by the end of the year, and industrial vacancies should hit 7%. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST JOURNAL STAFF http://www.djc.com/news/re/12001769.html SR 520 bridge mediation team split on designs for west side http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12001770.html The state Route 520 mediation team is split between two designs for the west side of the SR 520 bridge after more than a year of meetings. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST MARGIE SLOVAN http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12001770.html Can't make car payment? Hyundai says just return it http://www.djc.com/news/bu/12001766.html Can't make the payments on that new car you just bought? No problem — just return it free of charge. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST DAN STRUMPF http://www.djc.com/news/bu/12001766.html Study says Oregon needs $820M to repair, expand its courthouses http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001768.html Wallowa County's sturdy-looking stone courthouse has dominated the town square for almost 100 years. But county courthouses across Oregon are beginning to crumble, and the one in Enterprise needs $11 million worth of work. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001768.html Design review for old Denny's site http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12001771.html A residential project planned by Rhapsody Partners LLC at the old Denny's restaurant site in Ballard will go for design review at 8 p.m. Jan. 26 at the University Heights Center. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12001771.html Beaver deceiver helps reduce flooding but preserves habitat http://www.djc.com/news/en/12001759.html Seattle Public Utilities and the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation are putting the finishing touches on a “beaver deceiver” on Thornton Creek near Northgate. The device is designed to stop the stream from flooding and lets young salmon pass through. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST KATIE ZEMTSEFF http://www.djc.com/news/en/12001759.html NAIOP now known simply as NAIOP http://www.djc.com/news/re/12001772.html The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties will now be known solely as NAIOP to reflect its members expansion into a broader scope of commercial real estate development, the association said in a news release. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/re/12001772.html Asbestos will slow WWU dorm repairs http://www.djc.com/news/en/12001773.html A few students returning to Western Washington University in Bellingham after the holiday break are facing the messy prospect of having to salvage and then move their water-damaged belongings. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/en/12001773.html Miller|Hull to help plan Seaport Landing http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12001774.html The Miller|Hull Partnership will provide the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority with plans for Seaport Landing, the new home for the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12001774.html How was Seattle's snow response? http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001775.html How do you think the city handled the snowstorms this winter? Let the City Council know today. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST Journal staff http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001775.html Homicide charge in NY crane collapse http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001776.html The Manhattan district attorney's office says a contractor has been indicted on homicide charges in a crane collapse that killed seven people last year. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001776.html Construction slows less than expected http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001777.html Construction spending fell less than expected in November as record activity on nonresidential projects helped offset another steep decline in housing. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/co/12001777.html Train to airport could cost $2.75 http://www.djc.com/news/bu/12001778.html Sound Transit is considering charging $2.75 to ride light rail from downtown Seattle to Sea-Tac Airport. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.djc.com/news/bu/12001778.html