AUSTIN-Lincoln Property Co. is tackling its first warehouse project in Vista Business Park. Lincoln Vista, situated on 16 acres, is a three-building, 257,600-sf project that's all spec. But leasing talks are in various stages with multiple prospects.

AUSTIN-A fact-finding team from Portugal has come and gone, but will be back in July. The team is courting semiconductor trade for its country. Metro Austin has the US' second-largest concentration of industry employers and a workforce exceeding 33,300.

DALLAS-The Greater Dallas Chamber's latest economic development report is testament to what the Boeing Co. is missing by not coming to Texas. Add that to Forbes rankings and it speaks volumes about the state's economy, says Texas' EDC top exec.

AUSTIN-In a reverse/forward stock split, Austin-based Stratus Properties will buy 70,000 shares from about 5,500 stockholders. The strategy affects stockholders who own 50 shares or less. The plan kicks off May 25.

AUSTIN-The first of three possible tenants for a long-vacant 280,000-sf building at Bergstrom Technology Center has been signed. The Lower Colorado River Authority will move in to 61,119 sf come Aug. 1. Two pacts, totaling 140,000 sf, are pending.

DALLAS-The Realcomm 2001 team is lining up participants for the June 14-15 high-tech conference at Dallas' Adam's Mark Hotel. Seventeen associations are partnering in the effort.

ARLINGTON, TX-A 23-year-old building in the Great Southwest Industrial Park has fetched about $1.6 million for EastGroup Properties. The deal comes with a newly signed tenant for the property, which has been vacant for nearly a year.

ROUND ROCK, TX-Quickturn Precision will be occupying 20,798 sf in the Thermo MeasureTech Building, where it has been a tenant since 1997. An extra 8,368 sf enables the precision parts manufacturer to bring an outsourced facet in house.