MESA, AZ-Officials are getting ready to unveil the newest changes to the 30,000-sf Desert Vista Medical Center. Crews have been working under a 180-day fast-track schedule. All is on target for the mid-April delivery.

PHOENIX-Terms of the deal are hushed, but it's definitely a long-term commitment by Menasha, says a broker. The Wisconsin-based packaging company is rolling two metro Phoenix sites into a good size chunk of a 215,000-sf industrial structure.

PHOENIX-The metro area is home to more call center jobs than is wise, says a regional call center expert. But, the high number is certainly not a deterrent since the Southwest US leads in market success.

TEMPE, AZ-The locally based medical services provider has set a September move-in to Hayden Ferry Lakeside's first office delivery. MedAire is taking 16,424 sf in the eight-story structure, one of three planned by SunCor for the development.

HOUSTON-Weingarten picks up the lion's share of its 2002 acquisition total of 1.6 million sf in an eight-property buy in North Carolina and Texas. The REIT gets seven centers it's been managing in Raleigh-Durham and one in a Dallas suburb.

HOUSTON-Veteran Lance B. Yamasaki is on board as a senior VP of investment properties in Houston. He was senior vice president of acquisitions for Senterra Real Estate Group in Houston.

PHOENIX-The 132,260-sf First Commons at West 10 takes HARTCO to 650,000 sf in metro Phoenix holdings and marks its ninth purchase. The buyer sees the promise in the market, vowing to buy more before the year's out.

HOUSTON-Sebring Capital Mortgage lines up 5,446 sf in the Westchase submarket while Martin Resource Management heads into 4,099 sf in River Oaks. Zenith Real Estate Services owns both buildings.