DALLAS-Ben Parker is the new leasing director for Equity Office Properties Trust. He, along with the trust's managing director, will be responsible for the 1.8 million sf of office space in the Dallas-Ft. Worth portfolio.

AUSTIN-An Oklahoma City-based broadband wireless firm is venturing outside its home market for the first time. AARO will launch its Texas office in conjunction with the Austin Information Technology Exposition.

AUSTIN-Tonight will determine if elected officials can lease up to 400 acres to Gagne Development Co. Inc. for a hotel-golf course project. The development could generate annual revenues of $1.5 million.

CARROLLTON, TX-RealPage Inc. has bought ChannelTECH Inc., a high-tech provider to multifamily and construction industries. The firms' application integration will deliver faster and more accurate inspections during the make-ready process.

DALLAS-Cushman & Wakefield Inc. has named its long-time Texas star, Robert T. Edge, to a vice-chairman post. Edge, a man in-the-know, says it's time lenders forget the past and ease up on pre-leasing requirements for new projects so Texas can go about its business.

DALLAS-US Restaurant Properties Inc. in a sell-off strategy has reduced its outstanding debt by $31 million in the third quarter. Among the non-core properties sold is its Georgia Conoco portfolio.

AUSTIN-A telecommunications and entertainment provider, headquartered in Austin, has snagged a 10-year deal to install 1,170 passings to the Colonnade in Dallas. The multifamily project is the Colonial Equities' newest project in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex.

SAN ANTONIO-A 125-acre, 600-home mid-range housing project in San Antonio is