DALLAS-The Staubach Co. is getting a new chief information officer and Arlington's SCM Real Estate has a new broker. The hires are just part of the ongoing shift that has been sweeping the metroplex since the year's start.

SAN DIEGO- Zoo officials detailed the proposal Thursday. If approved by the City Council, the expansion could begin in 2005 and take about 10 years to complete.

NEW YORK CITY-The cost of expensive power may prove bad luck for the gaming industry, and a slowing economy could keep the players away from the tables. Gaming firms with diversified portfolios should fare best.

ATLANTA-The median per-unit price so far this year is $55,096, up 16% over $47,589 last year, reports Marcus & Millichap. Garden apartment sales in 2001 now total $339 million, a 31% jump over last year.