CUZ

Cousins Properties Inc

A real estate investment trust that owns, develops, and manages amenity-rich "lifestyle office" buildings in fast-growing Sun Belt cities like Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Tampa, Phoenix, Dallas, and Nashville. Its properties include The Link in Dallas, Domain 9 in Austin, and the Neuhoff mixed-use project in Nashville. Founded in 1958 by 26-year-old Tom Cousins, who started building homes in Atlanta with his father and later shifted to commercial real estate. In 1968, Cousins bought the NBA's St. Louis Hawks and moved them to Atlanta, largely to justify building the Omni sports complex.