HOUSTON-Medical Billing Services of Houston is taking 12,043 sf of sublease space made available by the downsizing of PGS Americas Inc. The southwest Houston spot is in 10700 Richmond, a 20-year-old, 149,000-sf structure.

HOUSTON-1st Odyssey Group, a professional employer outsourcing firm, renews its spot in Houston's north submarket. The North Texas-based firm handles payroll, benefits and human resource operations nationwide from its Houston and Euless offices.

HOUSTON-Chase Bank of Texas is holding onto its 15,055-sf retail site in northwest Houston. The 142,606-sf building is part of the Houston portfolio of Newport Beach, CA-based Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisors.

HOUSTON-Central United Life Insurance Co. of Houston weighs the pros and cons, deciding to buy instead of lease in an upscale area. Rising rent and a company owner fond of the idea are the drivers for the northwest submarket acquisition.

SUGAR LAND, TX-A Houston-based manufacturer takes the tax incentive bait and buys 6 1/2 acres in Sugar Land. Prince Plastics will develop the site into a 50,000-sf headquarters, warehouse and manufacturing facility.

HOUSTON-Office towers in Salt Lake City, Austin and San Francisco are accorded EPA Energy Stars. The class A lineup now take the Houston-based REIT's total to an aggregate 28 million sf with the rating.

HOUSTON-A 20-year-old retail center in southwest Houston and an industrial holding in the northwest submarket are sold. One goes to a local investor and the other, Turner Electric. The retail center is located in the heart of the city's Asian community.

STAFFORD, TX-AIC Ventures of Austin has taken the deed to the three-building, 280,566-sf headquarters campus of Input/Output Inc., a seismic instrumentation provider. The campus' Stafford location and long-term lease made it a good find.