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JLL Re-opens Aon Center HQ, 75 Other U.S. Offices

JLL has re-opened more than 75 offices in the U.S., a little more than half of its total portfolio, including its headquarters at the Aon Center in Chicago. The company is on track to re-open nearly 100 U.S. offices by the end of July.

The re-openings follow the company’s moves outside the U.S., where offices have re-opened in partial capacity.

Consistent with its advice to clients, JLL is implementing shifts to reduce the number of employees in the office at one time. For example, at Aon Center the firm is bringing back no more than 25% of employees during Phase 1 of re-opening.

“The majority of our employees have told us that they are eager to return to the office, and we are pleased that many of them now have that option in the United States,” said Mary Bilbrey, JLL’s chief human resources officer and head of corporate real estate.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).