DALLAS-Texas mettle is proving itself once again as metropolitan areas hold a steady course amid a sagging high-tech market. Executives say those that are alive are doing well, exercising caution and still leasing space.

CARROLLTON, TX-A workplace solutions group is the first tenant signed to 475,000 sf of next-generation showroom and distribution space at the 165-acre Frankford Trade Center. Herman Miller Workplaces Resource is planning a mid-summer move.

DALLAS-Texas mettle is proving itself once again as metropolitan areas hold a steady course amid a sagging high-tech market. Executives say those that are alive are doing well, exercising caution and still leasing space.

AUSTIN-Penn Field's anchor tenant, Architerra, has taken the keys to its 33,000-sf design center. Come summer, it will have a few neighbors in the 16-acre project by Southwest Strategies Group as it creeps up on the 50% leased mark.

DALLAS-Leasing activity in the past week is putting two new tenants into office space and two retailers prepping for store openings in the metroplex. Staubach has inked 48,562 sf while Weitzman brokers have closed 30,962 sf in leases.

AUSTIN-Come April 15, Meritage Technologies will have a new home. The high-tech firm is consolidating two locations, but gaining more space in a move to Lost Creek Point. More space means more employees by year's end.

AUSTIN-Strategic Associates, a high-tech recruiting agency, has relocated from the far north submarket to the city's northwest corridor. The 13-year-old firm has signed a five-year deal for Stratum Executive Center.

DALLAS-Integra Realty Resources has its Top 10 picks for real estate investors. Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio pull berths in suburban office, industrial, multifamily and retail. And, property values are up across the board.