HOUSTON-The popular discounter opens three stores in centers owned by New Plan Excel Realty Trust and one controlled by a private investor. The added locations, part of an ongoing nationwide expansion, total about 32,000 sf.

AUSTIN-The new hire is Brandon Murphy, who's been assigned to an expansion and renovation of the Round Rock Medical Center and a data center renovation. His background includes stints at Centex and Weitz.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Corleone's Philly Steak stamps a 64-month lease for a 1,877-sf pad site in the 130,000-sf Northsight Village II at Butherus Drive and Northsight Boulevard. The new restaurant will open in six months.

WHEELING, IL-A 127,400-sf building at 540 W. Allendale, located on 5.4 acres near the I-294 and Lake Cook Road interchange, is acquired to allow the company to relocate from nearby Des Plaines.