Cousins vice president to retire

A top executive with Cousins Properties is retiring.

The company said in a recent regulatory filing that Craig B. Jones, an executive vice president, is stepping down at the end of the year.

Jones joined the Atlanta-based firm in 1992 when it bought New Market Development Co., a shopping center developer. He has held a range of executive positions in Cousins, and in his current role is involved in acquisitions and structuring complicated joint ventures.