IRVINE, CA—Adjusted after merger, new home orders were up 62%.

RICHARDSON, TX--Alliance Architects Inc. has completed a large speculative industrial building project in DeSoto.

HOUSTON—More than 20 years ago, McCord Development started acquiring property in northeast Houston. The company's massive Generation Park, located on the northeast corner of Beltway 8/Sam Houston Tollway, is the result, a 4,000-acre mixed-use master-planned enterprise park. GlobeSt.com's Anna Caplan recently spoke with John Flournoy, director of sales and leasing at the park, to learn more about the development.

In talking to sources on retail development and design trends for GlobeSt.com's 15th anniversary celebration, one source says that “Retailers who have been able to seamlessly integrate their bricks and mortar stores with their online presence, have been able to engage customers successfully, while those who haven't struggle to compete.”