The next major sports stadium in the region is going up in Washington, D.C. Nationals Park, the soon-to-be home of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals, is being built one mile south of the U.S. Capitol.

Asking for bids has been a staple of the construction business for decades.

2 firms list females as the top executive. Jill Rohrbaugh owns Architecture Workshop Inc. Maryann Marotta is president of MM Architects Inc.

REAL ESTATE NEWS: openings, contracts, transactions, relocations

A 274-unit apartment complex in Harrisburg sold last week for $15.5 million.

Europeans and other foreigners are buying more vacation and investment houses in Pennsylvania, according to a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors.

From the tall brick façade to the corner freight elevator to the ladder that gets you onto the uppermost roof, the thrill of adventure is everywhere in the building that Patrick Sells and Casey Tyrrell call home.

York Mayor John Brenner today announced a partnership between the city and Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls Inc. that will save the city at least $1.5 million over 15 years.

The average sale price of houses climbed in 2007 throughout southcentral Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg International Airport received a $2.2 million grant from the state, PennDOT announced yesterday afternoon.

Queensgate Shopping Center in York Township, York County has been sold and will get an overhaul.

A Maryland contractor that provides foundations for residential and commercial construction is opening its first Pennsylvania location in York County, according to an announcement from the real estate agency involved in the deal.

Capital Self Storage plans to open its eighth facility at 2611 East Market St. in Springettsbury Township, York County in June or July.

The Lebanon Valley Expo Corp. today announced $1.4 million worth of improvements for the Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County.

Doug Rohrbaugh and Tom Crabtree faced a decision.