DALLAS-The North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors has named Brian O'Boyle of O'Boyle Properties Inc. as the 2002 Stemmons Service Award. Nominees are selected for tenure, professional and civic involvement, production and ethics.

WASHINGTON, DC-President Bush inked the terrorism insurance legislation into law this morning, and leaders in the lobbying effort tell GlobeSt.com that the impact should be immediate.

ATLANTA-National Commerce Financial, ranked No. 1 or No.2 in the banking industry by Lehman Brothers for the past seven quarters, is buying Atlanta-based BancMortgage Financial Corp. for an undisclosed sum. The deal is scheduled to close by Dec. 31.

HOUSTON-Pitney Bowes takes the largest chunk of the office-tech space, signing for 10,202 sf for its executive offices. The two deals boost occupancy to 67% in the one-year-old, 365,000-sf business park along West Sam Houston Parkway.