HOUSTON--The Port of Houston and the city's industrial outlook will be the focus of a panel at the upcoming RealShare Houston conference, on March 31 at The Houstonian hotel.

AUSTIN—Longtime commercial real estate vets Nick Nelson and Jim Young have launched a new firm in Austin, Longbow Real Estate Group, which will build on the duo's considerable experience in the industry.

PHOENIX—Shopoff Realty Investments announces that the company has sold Augusta Ranch Marketplace, an 80,247-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center, as well as an adjacent developable pad, in Mesa.

ATLANTA—Panelists at NAIOP's E.CON explain how regions looking to attract e-commerce fulfillment centers better bring all their assets to the negotiation.

As the class of 2015 readies for graduation and the launch of their careers, the outlook is much brighter than it has been since the great recession.

ATLANTA—In fact, says these two panels at NAIOP E.CON in our EXCLUSIVE coverage, e-commerce is only a small part of success in fulfillment centers and e-commerce entrepreneurship.

DALLAS--Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. has announced the acquisition of the remaining 28.26 percent ownership interest of the Highland Hospitality portfolio from its joint venture partner, a value-add fund managed by Prudential Real Estate Investors.

AUSTIN--SRS Real Estate Partners has hired Alison Barnwell as senior vice president in its Austin office.