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Illinois Rises to 17th-Best State to Do Business In
A study from CNBC recently ranked Illinois 17th out of 50 for the top states to do business in, rep...Read more
Ivanhoé Cambridge, Hines Ink West Loop Lease with Raymond James
Ivanhoé Cambridge, alongside Hines, announced that a lease for nearly two full floors was signed w...Read more
City of Chicago, Amtrak Seek Nearly $1B in Fed Funds for Rail Revamp
A coalition of interests led by Amtrak has submitted applications for nearly a billion dollars of f...Read more
Blank Rome Adds Chicago Real Estate Finance Partner Team
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Joel Sestito, Of Counsel Rachel Mather, and Asso...Read more
JLL Taps Jackie Shropshire to Lead Chicago Industrial Business
JLL announced it has appointed Jackie Shropshire, Senior Vice President, to lead the firm’s Chica...Read more
German-Inspired Passive House Design Gains Popularity in Chicago
A German-inspired energy efficiency standard known as Passive House, is gaining favor in the multif...Read more
Urban Innovations Negotiates Seven Leases in River North
Urban Innovations recently signed seven new and renewing leases in Chicago’s River North neighbor...Read more
SIOR Chicago Supports Ada S. McKinley Scholarship Program
The Chicago Chapter of the Society of Industrial & Office Realtors (SIOR) recently donated 22 t...Read more
Key Mortgage Continues Business Growth with New Hires, Promotions
Chicago-based Key Mortgage Services, Inc. has hired Jason Brown as vice president, area sales manag...Read more
NAI Hiffman Releases Q2 Industrial Market Report for Metro Chicago
NAI Hiffman has released its Q2 2023 Industrial Market Report – Metropolitan Chicago, an in-depth...Read more
Summit Design + Build Hires Glenn Miles as New VP
General contractor, Summit Design + Build, is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Vice Presiden...Read more
Transwestern Brokers Central Loop’s Largest New Lease at The National
Transwestern Real Estate Services represented building ownership on a new lease at The National, a ...Read more
July Closings Help Kiser’s Birk Sklar Team Kick Off Q3
The Birk Sklar team at Kiser Group celebrated a successful month of July, closing 10 deals totaling...Read more
Cawley Chicago Celebrates 25 Years, Ushers in New Management
Dan Cawley A new management and ownership structure is now in place at Cawley Chicago. Several y...Read more
Startup Belay Diagnostics Continues Leasing Surge at TCC’s Fulton Labs
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) signed a lease with Belay Diagnostics at 1375 West Fulton, where the sc...Read more
Lollapalooza Anticipated to Boost Hotel, Retail Revenue
Lollapalooza, the famed four-day concert event, is set to return to Grant Park once again. This yea...Read more
ULI Chicago to Make State Street Recommendations
The Urban Land Institute Chicago District Council (ULI Chicago), with support from the City of Chic...Read more
Magnificent Mile Loses Another Luxury Retailer to Oak Street
Bottega Veneta, an upmarket Italian brand specializing in leather handbags, ready-to-wear, and wome...Read more
KWILL Merchant Acquires Brokerage Division of MK Asset Management
KWILL Merchant Advisors, an investment and advisory firm, has acquired the commercial rea...Read more