SAN FRANCISCO-More than $106.2 million in federal grants being awarded to cities throughout the state, including the Bay Area, where it will be utilized for housing and community development.

PHOENIX-The firm, which has already moved in, is using the space as the general office for their medical claims and consulting business. The term of the lease is three years.

ONTARIO, CA-The nine-story, class A office tower is on 8.2 acres within the Ontario Center, an office and retail project, and is 94% occupied by tenants that include Verizon, Liberty Mutual Insurance, GMAC, Mitsubishi Cement Corp. and City National Bank.

AUSTIN-Bruce Garrison of Houston-based Pinnacle Management jumps ship, joining onto the board of directors for Austin-based Stratus. Garrison is a 30-year financial analyst veteran.