AUSTIN-The prestigious Four Diamond award, presented annually by AAA, has been bestowed upon seven of the city's leading hotels. Two winners have made the list for 15 consecutive years, with just one in the All-Star lineup being a newcomer.

OREGON CITY, OR-The steel beams sticking out of the ground near Washington Street and Oregon 213 are test pilings to gauge possible underground gas emissions where Home Depot plans a 132,000-sf home improvement store and garden center.

SAN FRANCISCO-Curtis Davies, a former Grubb & Ellis hospitality expert, has joined the San Francisco office for CB Richard Ellis, where he has assumed the role of first vice president and regional director.

HOUSTON-EastGroup Properties and Insight Realty plan to break ground in two months on 198,000-sf industrial project near the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The development partners own 63 acres and this will be just the beginning stage.