CONCORD, NC-The one-year-old retail center, about 10 miles north of Downtown, is going after the teen-age market to boost revenue. Potential new retailers are Jones New York, Guess, Liz Claiborne, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.

CHICAGO-HSA buys hometown industrial properties for its expanding portfolio. This latest buy is part of a larger portfolio-expanding strategy.

HOUSTON-A professional employer agency eyes the potential in the region's job market, where companies have been grousing about a tight supply of workers. EPIX has selected Houston for its 16th branch office

AUSTIN-Two leases, totaling 185,000, have been signed for industrial sites in the state capital. Trend Technologies, which has added 100,000 sf to its 275,000 sf, now occupies all of a three-building complex at Crystal Park.