HOUSTON-Weingarten picks up the lion's share of its 2002 acquisition total of 1.6 million sf in an eight-property buy in North Carolina and Texas. The REIT gets seven centers it's been managing in Raleigh-Durham and one in a Dallas suburb.

HOUSTON-Veteran Lance B. Yamasaki is on board as a senior VP of investment properties in Houston. He was senior vice president of acquisitions for Senterra Real Estate Group in Houston.

WESTMINSTER, CO-Merrillville, IN-based White Lodging Services and Denver-based Etkin Johnson Group bring Marriott's "hotel room for business travelers" concept to the market with a 164-suite hotel along the Boulder high-tech corridor.

PROVIDENCE, RI-Delta Dental of Rhode Island purchases 10 Charles St., a 74,000-sf office building, from OneBeacon Insurance for $5.9 million. Delta, a current tenant, was looking for an opportunity to expand its offices.