DALLAS-Bob Bradshaw joins the team as vice president of business development. The veterans in town know his history: four decades of Dallas-Fort Worth deals, mostly spent developing the Great Southwest and Las Colinas.

CARROLLTON, TX-M/PF Research's market data for 58 metros and Torto Wheaton's forecasting expertise will be bundled into two new Web-based products aimed at multifamily investors and lenders. The first of the quarterlies rolls out at the end of May.

RICHARDSON, TX-Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas steps in as the lead tenant for Greenway II, now bearing Nortel's name. The class A lease came with a long-term commitment in a deal described as fair to customer and shareholders alike.

DALLAS-A Dallas partnership, led by two well-known Dallas names, acquires a hard corner, with a 42,000-sf building, at Harry Hines Boulevard and Empire Central. A 13,000-sf lease is in hand to push occupancy to 100%.

DALLAS-The 4,500-sf, fully occupied building in Snider Plaza sells to a brother and sister from California, using 1031 Exchange funds for a first-time Dallas buy. The University Park address and SMU proximity drummed up several offers.

DALLAS-Shopping centers in Dallas, Garland and Fort Worth win approvals from a dollar store operator, French bakery wholesaler and women's fashions retailer. The largest spot, 8,400 sf, goes to a Houston dollar chain marking its Dallas-Fort Worth inroad.

DALLAS-The owner of $500 million in US real estate wraps the Chapter 11 plan around two new equity partners and proceeds from a forced sale to right the toppled empire, which acquired its assets from 3,000 German "mom and pop" investors and US loans, says the president.

COPPELL, TX-Charles Johnson Investments takes the title from a Dallas-based merchant builder, who had tied a $2.8-million asking price on a fully occupied office/retail center that delivered last year in Coppell.