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Archives: August 2020





Aquila developing 170K-sf Midtown Point office building

​AUSTIN – Aquila Commercial LLC is developing Midtown Point, a 170,000-sf office building at 6200 Middle Fiskville Rd.  The four-story building will sit on the 2.6-acre site of the demolished Highlander Hotel.  Construction will begin when a major lease is signed.  NoackLittle Architecture and Interiors is the designer.  The Real Estate Center has more office […]


Engineering firm taking 72K sf in downtown Fort Worth

FORT WORTH – Engineering firm Freese and Nichols Inc. is taking 72,000 sf across three floors at Burnett Plaza for its new headquarters.  The building at 801 Cherry St. is less than eight miles from the firm’s current headquarters at International Plaza.  About 300 employees will work at the new space. The company will move there in spring 2021. The Real […]


Texas unemployment rate falls to 8 percent

AUSTIN – Texas’​ unemployment rate fell to 8 percent in July, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.  This is the third consecutive monthly​ decrease and the lowest rate since Texas’ economy ​was initially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in March.  The state lost 12,300 private sector jobs over the month, but the public sector offset the loss by adding […]


Texas jobless claims increase as labor market recovery remains shaky

​​​​​​COLLEGE STATION – ​Initial unemployment insurance claims in Texas increased to over 68,400 last week, reverting the downward trend observed in the five previous weeks. From March 21 to Aug. 15, around 3.3 million claims were filed in Texas, according to data from the U.​S. Department of Labor (DOL).  Continuing unemployment claims decreased the week of Aug. 8 to 1.09 million. “The […]



Cheers! Fisher59 opens 205K-sf HQ in Denton

​DENTON – Fisher59, a distributor of alcoholic beverages, has opened a 205,000-sf corporate headquarters and distribution center at 5050 W. University Dr.  The building has a two-story, 21,500-sf office with concrete floors, an exposed structure, and beer-themed accent walls.  HDA Architects designed the project, construction of which began in late 2018. The Real Estate Center has […]