MSU helps grow Wichita Falls economy
WICHITA FALLS - Midwestern State University (MSU) contributes about 6.2 percent of the metropolitan area's gross regional product, according to a report Yoshi Fukasawa and John Martinez with the university. The report shows the university's various sources of revenue brought in $88,500,892...
Corps, PEAP and Francis in construction redo at TAMU
COLLEGE STATION - The Texas A&M University Board of Regents moved forward with a quartet of construction projects at Texas A&M, including giving the go-ahead for a $120 million expansion and renovation of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. An $8 million project...
BCS economic index reveals growth
COLLEGE STATION-BRYAN - The Bryan-College Station economic index grew for the fourth consecutive month, rising from 119.6 in November to 120.2 in December — which also was up compared to the December 2010 index of 119.5. The index is compiled by Karr Ingham, an Amarillo-based economist...
NAI REOC: San Antonio 4Q 2011 retail
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio retail market has remained relatively stable throughout the course of 2011. The fourth quarter 2011 survey of local retail properties closed the year with a citywide vacancy of 12.8 percent — unchanged from the previous quarter and slightly improved compared...
Phase I complete at Austin's Westminster Manor
AUSTIN - The first expansion phase at Westminster Manor, a nonprofit home for seniors at 4100 Jackson Ave., is finished. Westminster Manor is in the midst of a $100 million plan to double in size, adding 75 apartments, plus other amenities. The first phase of Westminster's expansion included...
Flats underway as boom looms on S. Lamar
AUSTIN - Austin-based Ardent Residential has broken ground on Gibson Flats, a 202-unit apartment complex at 1219 S. Lamar Blvd., that will be part of an emerging apartment boom along S. Lamar Blvd. Slated for vacant land at S. Lamar and Gibson St., the first apartments in the five-story building...
Portfolio sold in Houston's Museum District
HOUSTON - Hansen Partners has sold a small collection of buildings in its Campanile office and retail complex in the Museum District, but will continue to manage and lease the projects for the new owner. The buildings, near Montrose and Richmond, were purchased by two subsidiaries of Equitas...
Texas again is nation's top state for exports
TEXAS - For the tenth straight year, Texas has been ranked the top exporting state, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The value of state exports in 2011 totaled more than $249.8 billion, an increase of 20.7 percent from $206.9 billion in 2010. Texas' top...
Round Rock, Pflugerville home sales: Dec. 2011
ROUND ROCK, PFLUGERVILLE - Real estate market data for the Round Rock and Pflugerville Multiple Listing Service area for December and previous months include: Round Rock, Pflugerville Monthly Home Sales Number of Sales Average Price...
Westborough Crossing sells for $12.9M in Katy
KATY - Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. has sold the 274-unit Westborough Crossing multifamily complex to Mosaic Residential Inc. for $12.9 million, or approximately $47,000 per unit. The 197,264-sf apartment community is at 2031 Westborough Dr. and consists of one- and two-bedroom units...
