Dec 21 (Reuters) - Highwoods Properties Inc:
* Moody's upgrades Highwoods Properties to Baa3; outlook is stable COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* Moody's upgrades Highwoods Properties to Baa3; outlook is stable COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.