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Amazon to build two robotic fulfillment centers in Chicago’s south suburbs

Amazon is going to build two new Robotics fulfillment centers in Matteson and Markham, Illinois. Attorney Brian Liston from Liston & Tsantilis, P.C. successfully negotiated…

Records begone: Big Box industrial achieves new highs

During this impressive period of economic expansion, 2016 was a banner year for big box industrial absorption with 16.1 million square feet. Even as we…

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Consumers not abandoning physical retailers this holiday season

Retailers should expect a happy holiday season this year, at least according to a new report from Morning Consult. And that holds true for physical…

B+E selling Crunch Fitness near Amazon HUB airport in Cincinnati market

B+E, a brokerage and technology platform for net lease real estate, recently listed a Crunch Fitness property the greater Cincinnati area.

Amazon to bring 500 jobs to Channahon with new, 1 MSF fulfillment center

Amazon plans to open a fulfillment center in Channahon, Illinois, creating more than 500 new, full-time jobs. The project, developed by Venture One Real Estate,…

Amazon planning Chicago expansion, addition of up to 400 new jobs

Chicago missed out on the much-ballyhooed HQ2, but Amazon hasn't given up on the Windy City. The Seattle-based firm plans to expand its Chicago Tech…

Retail is dead. Long live retail.

There have been plenty of obituaries written for retail real estate, an unfortunate casualty of consumers' choosing to shop online. But the sector isn't moribund,…

The state of the industrial market

A panel of real estate brokers, investors and developers essentially all agreed that the industrial marketplace continues to flourish, surpassing just about every growth and…

Cautious strength: Indianapolis CRE market set for a strong 2019

Janice Paine isn't shy about expressing her love for Indianapolis. Paine, senior vice president of brokerage for Central Indiana with Bradley Company, said that this…

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JLL survey: Shoppers ready to spend this holiday season

Consumers are ready to spend this holiday shopping season, which is good news for retailers. JLL surveyed holiday shoppers this October and found that 44.4…