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CoStar's People of Note (Nov. 15-21)
This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Hartford, Los Angeles, New York City and Westchester/South Connecticut. LOS ANGELES Lee Opens Long Beach Branch; Names Gill Pres. Lee & Associates officially opened its office in Long Beach...

Dover Relocating NYC HQ to Chicago Suburbs
Dover Corp. signed a deal that will move is global headquarters from New York City to the Chicago suburbs. The manufacturing firm leased 67,962 square feet at 3005 Highland in Downers Grove. Dover will also consolidate four of its regional headquarters...

Lease Up/Lease Down (Nov. 15-21): Bioscience, Cleantech Sectors Spur Job Growth
News of corporate expansions, relocations, extensions, closures, layoffs, lease cancellations and mergers has been consolidated into Lease Up/Lease Down. Look to Lease Up/Lease Down every week for valuable information that can be used as a source...

UPDATED: Simon Hires Advisers to Consider General Growth Acquisition Possibilities
The country's largest retail REIT, Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG), is considering a bid for its bankrupt competitor, General Growth Properties. Simon media representative, Les Morris, confirmed for CoStar Group this morning that Simon hired investment...

ADP To Stay at 209 W. Jackson
ADP, a New Jersey-based provider of HR, payroll, tax and benefit administration solutions, signed a 35,670-square-foot renewal deal at 209 W. Jackson Blvd. in Chicago's West Loop. The company will continue to occupy floors 10 through 12. The historic...

In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Nov. 15-21
In this week's issue, TMG Partners and The Related Cos. have been tapped as master developers for a $1 billion 77-acre mixed-use project in the S.F. Bay Area; Seavest Inc. and its JV partner are developing two medical office buildings on the new campus...

CoStar's Retail News Roundup: Nov. 15-21, 2009
This week in the Retail Roundup, CoStar reports on expansions or new concepts at Apple and Urban Outfitters; closings, cutbacks, defaults, or bankruptcy news at Trans World, InkStop, and Hacketts; acquisition, merger, loan, sale, or IPO activity at...

William Blair Extends 324,700-SF Lease Through 2017
In one of the largest office leases in Chicago this year, William Blair & Co., an investment firm, inked a 324,700-square-foot lease extension that will keep it at the Franklin Center through August 2017. A joint venture that includes the Australia...

CoStar's People of Note (Nov. 8-14)
This week's People of Note includes the following markets: Cleveland/Northern Ohio, National, San Francisco, Washington, DC. WASHINGTON, DC Former Grubb Exec To Head New Avison Young DC Office As part of its plan to expand into the United States...

Former Grubb Exec To Head New Avison Young DC Office
As part of its plan to expand into the United States, Canadian brokerage firm Avison Young opened a new office in Washington, DC, and recruited several key personnel from Grubb & Ellis to lead its effort. Keith Lipton, the former executive vice president...