GRAPEVINE, TX-A city permit for freight forwarding leverages an Oakmont Industrial Group project for a five-year signing with Panalpina. Others are talking serious business now that the permit's in hand.

NORTHRIDGE, CA-Union Bank of California has leased office space at 9100-9110 Tampa Ave. from Franson & Horowitz. The value of the seven-year lease is in excess of $1.1 million.

HOUSTON-Alan R. Kofoed becomes the new vice president of construction while Tracy Pursell is cast in the role of director of investor relations. In light of the REIT's activities of the past year, Kofoed will be especially busy.

ATLANTA-A 100,087-sf office building has moved from Technology Park/Atlanta Inc. into the hands of locally based Wells Real Estate Investment Trust. The four-story, seven-month-old suburban property is fully leased to Novartis Corp. through July 2011.