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Martin County hospital finds new home

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:41:00 GMT

STANTON, MARTIN COUNTY - The new Martin County Hospital has opened the doors to its newly constructed facility a full two months ahead of schedule. Construction, which began in April 2011, was originally scheduled for completion July 1.

After $17.5M redo, Waco Convention Center to open

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:35:00 GMT

WACO - The Waco Convention Center is nearing completion of a $17.5 million renovation at 100 Washington Ave. The project has added over 25,000 sf, increasing the total to 144,000 sf for the entire facility.

As sites dwindle, eyes are on Bexar

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:52:00 GMT

SOUTH BEXAR COUNTY - There is still a housing boom of so-called "man camps" and RV parks in the Eagle Ford Shale. But now the commercial developers are coming, adding industrial buildings — mostly metal structures with 5,000 to ...

Plans for Dallas' Patriot Tower

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:29:00 GMT

DALLAS - Downtown Dallas’ 30-story Patriot Tower, located at 350 N. St. Paul St., is under contract for sale with plans to convert the upper two-thirds into housing.

Leander leaps forward with annexation

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:27:00 GMT

LEANDER - The City of Leander annexed the largest single piece of land in the city's history, acquiring 1,831 acres, or roughly 2.86 square miles, through voluntary annexation. Located near FM 1431 and Nameless Rd. on the city’s south ...

Abilene home sales, prices up again

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:14:00 GMT

ABILENE - Home sales in 2012 are nearly $10 million higher than in the first four months of 2011, according to the Abilene Association of Realtors. From January through April 2012, the total volume of homes sold was $37,020,458, compared with $ ...

Pipe dream becomes Odessa reality

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:04:00 GMT

ODESSA - TMK IPSCO has broken ground on a $4.5 million, 76,983-sf pipe manufacturing and threading facility in the Leeco Industrial Park at 7501 Groening St. off the N. I-20 service road.

Capacity rises, temps fall at Copano

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:01:00 GMT

COLORADO COUNTY - Copano Energy LLC will spend about $190 million to add 400 million cubic feet of cryogenic processing capacity to its Houston Central complex in Colorado County. The expansion will bring Copano’s total capacity at t ...

Tomball, Magnolia home sales by zip code: Mar. 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:40:00 GMT

TOMBALL, MAGNOLIA - The following reflect data for monthly home sales in the Tomball and Magnolia markets:

Bimbo Bakery, bread to rise in Rockwall

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:00 GMT

ROCKWALL - Bimbo Bakeries USA, the largest bakery company in the country, plans to build a $75 million bakery in the Rockwall Technology Park, just south of I-30.

DRILLTOOLS sees Kilgore as a �steel�

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:01:00 GMT

KILGORE - DRILLTOOLS LLC has constructed a 50,000-sf building valued at $1.78 million at 401 Enterprise St. The building sits on 9.25 acres in in Synergy Industrial Park.

Break ground, mend bones at Temple institute

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:48:00 GMT

TEMPLE - Scott & White Healthcare broke ground on a 75,000-sf Bone and Joint Institute. Construction on the $25 million, three-story clinic and treatment center will begin in June.

Everything's bigger in Texas, including families

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:45:00 GMT

TEXAS - The average family size in Texas is 3.41 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 American Community Survey. The United States' average is 3.23 people.

Commerce Centers on $12.5M in Houston

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:23:00 GMT

HOUSTON - The Class B, 256,455-sf Commerce Center has been acquired for $12.5 million or $49 per sf. The eight-building flex/industrial portfolio is located at the corner of Southwest Fwy. (US 59) and Commerce Park Dr.

Recent Houston transactions

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:14:00 GMT

HOUSTON - The following real estate transactions have occurred in the Houston area:

San Antonio multifamily 1Q 2012: Austin Investor

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:00 GMT

SAN ANTONIO - The local multifamily market stayed true to form, posting first quarter figures that were not only positive, but also set the stage for what should be a strong year. Occupancy rates were up 0.8 percent for the quarter and 0.7 percent for the year. Rents in this market, at $0.91 per sf, have also reached all-time highs, rising 1.5 percent for the quarter and 4.5 percent for the year.

Naval Station Ingleside finds new owner

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:01:00 GMT

CORPUS CHRISTI - Occidental Petroleum Corp. now has a sales contract with the Port of Corpus Christi to buy the former Naval Station Ingleside.

$4M hangar planned for Dallas Love Field

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:59:00 GMT

DALLAS LOVE FIELD - Dallas-based TWG Aviation Ltd., which operates as Business Jet Access and Business Jet Center, plans to construct a $4 million, 27,500-sf hangar on the west side of Dallas Love Field.

eSigns.com moves headquarters to Houston

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:38:00 GMT

HOUSTON - Michigan-based eSigns.com is moving its headquarters to Houston where new owner Robert Marsh plans to add 100 local manufacturing, marketing and administrative jobs by first quarter 2013.

How brainy are Austin�s young adults?

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:10:00 GMT

AUSTIN - More than 28 percent of 18-to-34-year-olds in the Austin market hold bachelor’s degrees, enough to rank Austin 17th among the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas.