DALLAS-A local investment group puts up nearly $1.3 million for a 47,687-sf industrial building positioned on 1.9 acres in Garland. In this week's activity, Henry S. Miller Commercial teams also have sold another property and signed leases for 26,980 sf.

DALLAS-Macfarlan Real Estate has hired a new senior vice president of development with high-tech expertise. He promises a first quarter 2001 project announcement for one of three Macfarlan land holdings or a new telecom hotel. Meanwhile, work begins today on a 200,000-sf project in Las Colinas.

GARLAND, TX-Discount retailer Tuesday Morning has signed for 10,000-sf of vacant space at Garland's Broadway Village. The store will open in February, marking the 28th location for the home decor chain.

DALLAS-Hillwood's newest division, Teraspace Networks, will build "from the ground up" bricks for Internet clicks, with the first data center already under way at Alliance Gateway. More are planned for Dallas, then come Austin, Phoenix, Houston and Denver.

DALLAS-Duke-Weeks' senior VP believes Dallas is the "jewel" of the nation's industrial market. So much so, that the Indianapolis-based developer is adding a fifth building to the Freeport North Industrial Park. And, there's more to come.

DALLAS-United Commercial Realty/ChainLinks has found a taker for a vacant 10,000-sf Eckerd's in the heart of the eclectic mix of Knox Street retailers. Meanwhile, new construction is under way for a Bombay Outlet at The Crossing.

FT. WORTH-An 80,000-sf RxAmerica mail-order center in Fossil Creek is sure to expand with its buyout by WellPoint Health Networks. The facility is operating at 40% capacity, its overseer says.

ARLINGTON, TX-A recently closed land deal pushes AmeriCredit to the starting gate on a 200,000-sf expansion. The corporation, owner of 61 acres in south Arlington, could end up as one of the city's top five employers when the project is done.