Jim Weir, formerly a vice president, is the new senior vicepresident of brokerage for the Dallas-based Retail Connection,making the move without any down time after 5.5 years at theWoodmont Co. The change isn't without additional upside beyond thepromotion. "I'll have more concentration on project leasing inconjunction with my ongoing tenant rep," Weir tells GlobeSt.com."This is a much better platform for me."

The Fort Worth-based Woodmont's leader Stephen Coslik did notreturn a telephone call for comment about the executive loss. GregRabin, executive vice president, is assuming Weir's project leasingduties for 1.5 million sf under development in North Texas andMississippi.

"We are excited and proud to have Jim join our brokerage team,"Steve Zimmerman, managing director of brokerage, says in a pressrelease about yet another hiringcoup of a competitor's point man. "He willadd significant focus and strength to both our tenantrepresentation and project leasing platforms."