DALLAS-The deal just made sense, says the broker who has signed American Airlines to another 31,087 sf for a second call center in an Invesco-owned, two-building CentrePort complex. The deal puts American Airlines into 98,087 sf of the 134,000-sf project.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-A Louisiana-based construction equipment rental business signs a 10-year lease for a five-acre project in the Great Southwest. Two other deals in the leading industrial submarket close the books on 23,177 sf for the long term.

GRAPEVINE, TX-Grapevine Mills makes an elite list of "good sports" that the Mills Corp. has ticketed in a teaming with ESPN. Come mid-2002, a state-of-the-art skatepark will launch at the Texas mega-mall, one of up to seven on Mills' drawing board.

DALLAS-A Dallas investor beats out a long list of would-be buyers for a 10,500-acre ranch within a 30-minute drive of the "Big D." Buyer Raleigh Investments intends to rename the ranch, retain its working status and have fun with the acquisition.

DALLAS-Colliers International's Dallas president says it's easy to lose perspective as to what's happening in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market. Pricey giveaways are here as a counterattack to the slowdown. Still, it's not really as bad as it feels, he says.

HOUSTON-A merger fine-tuning puts Cushman Realty veterans Tim Relyea and Scott Wegmann in charge of the new Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Houston office. No layoffs of the combined 135-member staff are planned, but one office will have to go.

FT. WORTH-Atlanta-based Portman Development has come out on top in a face-off with three other hotel developers for Ft. Worth's 400-room, $75-million convention center hotel project. That's at least in the eyes of a recommending body for the lucrative pact.

DALLAS-Fifteen dormant acres in a Dallas wholesale strip are being whipped into shape for a 210,00-sf retail project and up to a 150-room hotel. Before a month passes, a permit should be in hand and a general contractor on board for an immediate construction start.