AUSTIN-A flurry of leasing activity in the state capital has resulted in 12 leases being inked for office space in several submarkets. The largest leases put Arc of Texas into 7,000 sf and Cox Texas Publications into 6,000 sf.

SAN ANTONIO-Weingarten Realty Investors has bought its first industrial holdings in San Antonio, adding 368,000 sf to the portfolio. The buys are part of five year-end deals in Texas and Las Vegas.

MINNEAPOLIS-The parent Target Corp. is dropping the names of Dayton's and Hudson's on its department stores, including 21 Hudson's stores in Michigan, in favor of the Marshall Field's name.

DENVER-In what is shaping up as a late night session, Denver City Council will be deciding whether to change zoning on a Sears property in upscale Cherry Creek North. The retailer and development partners want to convert the site into a $100-million, mixed-use project.