HOUSTON-Koch Machine Tool acquires an acre in Westland Business Park in northwest Houston. The plan, says one of the brokers, is to build a high-end industrial facility in the Koontz McCombs-owned park.

HOUSTON-Office towers in Salt Lake City, Austin and San Francisco are accorded EPA Energy Stars. The class A lineup now take the Houston-based REIT's total to an aggregate 28 million sf with the rating.

BOSTON-Local hotel and convention center officials here fear that the recent terrorist attacks could have long-term implications for their industries. Hospitality industry's reliance on the faltering airline industry is another source of concern.

DALLAS-GlobeSt.com learns of a DOD memo floated in the DFW region in the past 30 days. An inside source says it warned against art hucksters seeking information at key financial institutions. Southwestern US buildings, as elsewhere, remain on high alert.