AUSTIN-Multifamily provider US OnLine helps boost its parent company's revenue by 43%. USOL Holdings hasn't turned the corner on profitability, but it is definitely edging closer, says the CEO. US OnLine subscribers spiked 42% in the third quarter.

AUSTIN-Multifamily provider US OnLine helps boost its parent company's revenue by 43%. USOL Holdings hasn't turned the corner on profitability, but it is definitely edging closer, says the CEO. US OnLine subscribers spiked 42% in the third quarter.

AUSTIN-The Shidler Group snags a renewal from the state for the 141,727-sf Southfield building in Austin's northeast submarket. The Texas Workers Compensation Commission occupies the spot, which begins its new contract in January 2002.

AUSTIN-DPT Inc., a repair operation for computer screens, closes an option for 104,000 sf in an under-construction building at Opus South's Crystal Park. The city sweetens the deal with a $600 incentive for every job above and beyond the 200 mark.

AUSTIN-Officials hunker down tonight for another round of talks about a larger Albertsons with later hours than regulations allow. The Rollingwood planning and zoning commission needs to decide tonight in order to make it to council's November agenda

SAN ANTONIO-The average rent for San Antonio retail sneaks above $11 per sf for the first time. Developers at last are gaining ground with the rooftops. Big box retreats have caused a problem, but others are marching onto the battlefield in their place.

AUSTIN-Nashville-based Brown Schools, with its roots in Central Texas, unloads the 121-bed NeuroRehabilitation Center in Austin. It makes the third Brown acquisition for buyer Psychiatric Solutions, also headquartered in Nashville.

AUSTIN-A city catering firm swaps about $1,900 per month in parking tickets and rent for a mortgage. G&M Catering has bought a 4,000-sf building in the southeast submarket and relocated from the CBD.