CHICAGO-World Book, Inc. signs a restructured deal on its 34,500 sf at Jackson, MS-based Parkway Properties, Inc.'s lone asset in the market, keeping occupancy at the one-million-sf East Loop building at 93.5%.

KANSAS CITY, MO-Hines Suburban Office Venture with GE Real Estate makes its third acquisition, acquiring 2345 Grand here from a joint venture of San Francisco-based Shorenstein Co LLC and IBM.

HOUSTON-Gerald D. Hines will make a rare public appearance to share insights and anecdotes from a fabled career, taking the floor as the keynote speaker at the 38th annual conference being held May 24-27 in Houston.

DENVER-Steven Shores has been involved in such projects as the Progressive Insurance Regional Headquarters in Colorado Springs, the Denver Postal Annex site and 4600 S. Syracuse. Douglas McKinnon now focuses on regional sales activities for a Hines Interests affiliate.