ROANOKE, TX-AmerisourceBergen and Hillwood aren't saying too much, but Denton County says a 30-acre land purchase is close to being done. The pharma giant plans to build a 275,000-sf regional office and distribution center, one of six ticketed to start rising in 2003.

FORT WORTH-A week of contract massaging ended this morning when Motorola and UPS Logistics signed a long-term deal that brings 800 jobs to Northeast Tarrant County. In Illinois, the deal means a 1.5-million-sf plant goes completely dark.

FORT WORTH-Robert Graham, who started out in the 1980s at Woodmont, returns as an investment partner. At Crescent, Jerry R. Crenshaw Jr., a member of the original team, is named CFO and executive vice president.

SOUTHLAKE, TX-Ground has just broken on four garden-style office buildings in Cornerstone Business Park. Delivery is set for April 2003. Abutting land options are in hand to add more product if the concept is successful in tony Southlake.

ARLINGTON, TX-The final signing triggers a $300,000 rehab on Casa Madrid in Arlington and gets repair crews going on four units, which burned right before closing. The 93%-occupied property signals a market return by the California buyer.

DALLAS-A well-heeled German family gets a 40,250-sf office building, a 12-year tenant and an option to buy more in a high-growth area. Centex, in turn, gets an immediate exit strategy for future product on its land mass along Texas 121.

DALLAS-Tuesday Morning, a public company built on discounts and close-outs, doesn't shy away, as did others, from a 79,000-sf office building in need of some work. Empty for 1 1/2 years, the 6250 LBJ Freeway goes for less than its $5-million assessment.

DALLAS-A well-heeled German family gets a 40,250-sf office building, a 12-year tenant and an option to buy more in a high-growth area. Centex, in turn, gets an immediate exit strategy for future product on its land mass along Texas 121.