Texas
Poor Demand for Houston’s Crane-Served Buildings
The oil industry downturn has hurt the Houston metro in many ways, one of which is an increase in available… Read more
Plano, Legacy West Developers, Preparing Roads for Onslaught
The city of Plano, TX has teamed with developers of Legacy West to prepare roads and infrastructure for the 255-acre,… Read more
UT-Rio Grande Valley in Line for New Engineering Building
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a plan that will bring a new facility to the UT-Rio… Read more
Austin Council Postpones Controversial Vote
The Austin City Council postponed a controversial zoning request, deciding to take it up at its Oct. 20 meeting. The… Read more
ARK Group’s $175M Entertainment Complex is Coming to Dallas-Fort Worth
In the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth’s largest employment center, ARK Group is developing a 410,376-square-foot mixed-used entertainment complex called the Music… Read more
Canadian Gracorp Turns Seattle MF over to Texan for $35M
Gracorp Capital Advisors sold the 120-unit Anthem on 12th to Austin, TX-based CWS Capital Partners LLC. The Calgary, Canada-based seller… Read more
IKEA Secures Spot for Second Dallas-Area Locale
More than a decade after opening its first Dallas-area store in the far-north suburb of Frisco, IKEA is back for… Read more
El Paso Ready for First Whole Foods Market
El Paso, TX’s first Whole Foods Market is scheduled to open Oct. 19. The 50,000-square-foot store at 100 Pitt St.… Read more
Axiometrics: Austin MF Rents Increase, Rent Growth Slows
Average Austin, TX multifamily rents increased in August for the eighth straight month. However, annual effective rent growth continued its… Read more
Cuero School District’s Performing Arts Center Will Outperform
The Cuero Independent School District (ISD) in Cuero, TX will have a fully functioning Performing Arts Center, a project that… Read more
Batter Up! Groundbreaking on Hit King Baseball Academy
Groundbreaking has taken place at Pete Rose’s “Hit King” Baseball Academy, at 4256 Hit King Pkwy. (Farm-to-Market 2855) in the far-west… Read more
Oh, Thank Heaven, 7-Eleven Plans Expansion to 20K Stores
Kazuki Furuya, president of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., thinks the company can grow its U.S. presence from a current 8,500 stores… Read more
Blackstone’s $1.5B Logistics Purchase from LBA Realty
New York-based Blackstone Group LP is acquiring $1.5-billion worth of logistics centers from Irvine, CA-based LBA Realty LLC. The 12-million-square-foot… Read more
More Folks at Work in Jefferson County
Though Jefferson County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.6% in May was higher than the national average, it was a… Read more
Gondolas. Austin’s New Mass Transit?
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is considering funding a viability study for a proposed eight-mile gondola line. The gondolas,… Read more
Lone Star College Processing New Process Technology Center
Lone Star College Kingwood, in the northeast Houston metro region, will have an Oct. 4 groundbreaking on its new Process… Read more
More Data Comes to Allen
TierPoint LLC has selected Allen, TX, north of Dallas, for its new data center. The St. Louis company will spend… Read more
Wichita Falls Welcomes All of Amfuel
American Fuel Cell & Coated Fabrics Co. (Amfuel) announced it is officially closing up shop in Magnolia, AR, and relocating… Read more
Premium Waters to Locate Operations in Mississippi
Private-label water bottling company Premium Waters Inc. has decided to locate operations in the 462-acre J.C. McDonald Industrial Park in… Read more