GARLAND, TX-An events and trade show company, bursting at theseams in its present location, has acquired a 73,137-sfoffice/warehouse to nearly triple in size when it moves. FunFactory Events' team will relocate in 30 to 60 days.

As the new owners ready the building at 3366 Miller Park South,Ken Thornton also put their 23,516-sf building at 3710 S. ShilohRd. up for sale. Fun Factory Events' owners started to search for arelocation and expansion site in late spring, with the primarycriteria being a Garland location, according to Stephen Cooper,vice president with NAI Robert Lynn in Dallas. “There were not toomany options for them” he explains.

The just-bought building, owned by Metro Label Corp. of Onset,MA, has been empty since late 2006. The 4.5-acre asset was listedfor $3.2 million by CB Richard Ellis associate Kevin Kelly and vicepresident David Sours in Dallas. “We were well below that,” Coopertells GlobeSt.com.