DALLAS-Realcomm 2001 is more than gadgets and gizmos. Real-time technology and wireless devices are altering the way business can be done. The future also could hold salaries instead of fee-based livelihoods, says co-sponsor SIOR in its latest study.

SAN DIEGO-The CEO of retail REIT Pan Pacific Retail Properties is among six people honored as Ernst & Young's prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" this week in San Diego.

CHEMLSFORD, MA- Thoratec Corp. consolidates all of its ventricular assist device manufacturing operations in California. The medical device company, which has facilities here and in Woburn where it employs 175 people, will reduce its workforce in both facilities.

HOUSTON-Williford Property's Amarillo office has snagged a 757,105-sf leasing and managing pact for Fausset, Neely Inc. The holdings range in size from the 202,951-sf Bank of America Center to the 34,882-sf Southtree Building.