AUSTIN-AV Labs in Austin and US Global Investors in San Antonio have brought two seasoned professionals on board in the past week. Ed Perry joins AV Labs as a Venture Fellow while Bobby Duncan is the new COO and CFO of US Global Investors.

DALLAS-Brion Sargent is now the second in command at IA-Dallas. The new principal has steered such prestigious projects as IBM Engineering and Scientific Regional Headquarters in Dallas and a 260,000-sf corporate headquarters for S&A Restaurant Group in Dallas.

SALEM, OR-Save for some non-profit agencies that are receiving free rent, the historic brick building at High and State streets has been largely vacant since the county consolidated its offices last year at Courthouse Square.

VANCOUVER, WA-The national specialty grocery chain Trader Joe's and Party City will each take 10,000-sf in the project to open their first locations in Clark County. They will join longtime tenants Shari's, Blockbuster and Petco.