AUSTIN-Trammell Crow is putting on a new retail property manager. The new hire hails from Miami, where had overseen a portfolio in excess of 950,000 sf for Healthcare Realty Services in Miami.

CARLSBAD-A genetics research firm joins the cavalcade of companies migrating to this seaside town in search of lower-cost office digs.

HOUSTON-Coastal Corp.'s aggressive sell-off puts 306 convenience store operations into the hands of Phillips Petroleum. The pact comes just days after 253 stores are passed to Sunoco. The deals are cut practically on the eve of a merger signing.

HOUSTON-EMO Trans Inc., headquartered in Freeport, NY, is migrating south in a deal cut for 19,800 sf at the Interwood Business Park along Heathrow Forest Parkway. Midway Development is the property owner.