Texas
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
Shell to Depart Namesake Houston Building
Shell Oil announced it would vacate One Shell Plaza, and relocate the approximately 3,400 employees to its west Houston campus.… Read more
FelCor’s Richard Smith Steps Down
Richard A. Smith stepped down from the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer of FelCor Lodging Trust. Troy A.… Read more
17 Businesses to Open in Cypress Creek Plaza
Smithco Development and Mischer Investments are nearing completion on their retail development, Cypress Creek Plaza at 9690 Fry Rd. in… Read more
San Antonio Sets Aside $8M for Smart Cities Initiatives
The San Antonio City Council recently approved a $2.5 billion budget, of which $7.9 million is being set aside for… Read more
Amarillo College in Midst of Multimillion-Dollar Renovations
Amarillo College, a two-year college in Amarillo, TX, is concluding campus renovations while work is underway on other projects. Though… Read more