DALLAS-The hotelier has made a May date with a wrecking ball for a 300-rooom facility, the second target for a redevelopment program to refresh the chain. Renovations, brand conversions and updating locations dominate this year's cap-ex spending.

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX-The first of three sales is the Diamond Loch Apartments, bought just 18 months ago. A father and son team from Northern California use 1031 exchange gain and assume a $3.2-million loan balance to make the close.

DALLAS-Francis W. Cash hands over the president's reins to David L. Rea, sparking a search for a new CFO and freeing up the hotelier's top executive to start chasing more brands to buy.

DALLAS-Francis W. Cash hands over the president's reins to David L. Rea, sparking a search for a new CFO and freeing up the hotelier's top executive to start chasing more brands to buy.

PLANO, TX-With 20 stores on this year's calendar, a dozen will be freestanding units, a concept that's passed its one-year mark. The rest of the package will be mall locations, most oft smaller formats with more selling space and less back-office functions.

PLANO, TX-With 20 stores on this year's calendar, a dozen will be freestanding units, a concept that's passed its one-year mark. The rest of the package will be mall locations, most oft smaller formats with more selling space and less back-office functions.

DALLAS-It's no longer just talk. A $45-million-plus park, set to be done in 2010, will wed Uptown to Downtown and open doors for 6.1 million sf of development potential. The first seed money, $3.5 million from four donors, gets the ball rolling.

DALLAS-It's no longer just talk. A $45-million-plus park, set to be done in 2010, will wed Uptown to Downtown and open doors for 6.1 million sf of development potential. The first seed money, $3.5 million from four donors, gets the ball rolling.