AUSTIN-Home Depot brings the first big box to Bee Cave, a community about 12 miles west of Austin and that corridor's gateway to the Texas Hill Country. This week's opening, including a store along Interstate 35, take the retailer to six in the region.

SAN ANTONIO-The 298,289-sf One International Center in San Antonio has added Metropolitan Life Insurance to its tenant roster. The high-profile tenant has secured 7,719 sf in the class A office building, owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life.

AUSTIN-It's time to court all types of companies: those that are here and those that might be willing to come, says a leading local economist. For too long, the focus on been on dealing with Austin's rapid growth rather than seeking more corporate residents.

AUSTIN-It's time to court all types of companies: those that are here and those that might be willing to come, says a leading local economist. For too long, the focus on been on dealing with Austin's rapid growth rather than seeking more corporate residents.

SAN ANTONIO-Northwoods Shopping Center in the city's north central submarket has signed Famous Footwear to a 10,000-sf spot. The discount footwear retailer will open its doors in a 115,000-sf third phase that is under construction.

AUSTIN-Trammell Crow's Austin retail team has its work cut out with a new leasing pact, that includes a 29,000-sf closed Regal Cinema. That's the main task at hand, says a VP, of the 285,355-sf Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center assignment.

AUSTIN-The Austin-based Builders Homesite Inc. is aligning with iBidCo of Oakland, CA to develop a high-tech transaction-selling strategy. The Austin company has the backing of 32 of the nation's most successful home builders.

AUSTIN-Stage and screen changes translate into new acts for the old players. Austin is no stranger to innovative uses for closed theaters. Northcross Cinema 6, which is being converted into a conference center replete with a ballroom, is one that's changing with the times.