LAS VEGAS-MPTV and lender International Commercial Finance fail to make good on a promise for yesterday's closing on a $13.4-million construction loan. It will close eventually, but different laws and time zones stalled the signing.

SUGAR LAND, TX-Huntington Learning Center and Texas Dental Institute join the tenant roster at Sugarland Properties' 134,000-sf Sweetland Plaza. The tutorial firm has picked a 2,205-sf spot for its relocation site.

CHANDLER, AZ-Denro Development kicks off a 17-acre retail project at the junction of

REYNOSA, MEXICO-The Newton, IA-based appliance manufacturer follows other leading American manufacturers looking to save money via maquiladora assembly. Maytag's first foray into Mexico comes with a 100,000-sf lease.

HOUSTON-The well-known tire distributor seals a 7,800-sf deal for a North Houston industrial property, with a showroom build-out as well as warehouse space. The business is relocating from about 4,000 sf along Afton.

LAS VEGAS-In a long-awaited signing, MPTV gets the financing for a major overhaul of the 176-unit Lake Tropicana. The resort, right in the heart of the famed Las Vegas strip, is being converted into a timeshare.

HOUSTON-Vanco Energy, headquartered in Houston, is boxing up its office and heading to the 510,288-sf 3 Greenway Plaza from One Greenway Plaza. Colliers International brokers the five-year deal for the 90%-occupied office tower.

HOUSTON-Union Pacific Railroad gets a piece of Houston history, signing for 9,738 sf in the Esperson Buildings. Urban legend claims the ghost of Mellie Esperson still walks the halls of the historic "his and her" CBD buildings.