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Transportation and logistics drive industrial activity in and around Chicago

Nothing is hotter than industrial, and nothing is fueling that more than e-commerce, which is driving up demand for logistical and fulfillment properties. For that…

The road ahead for logistics is all clear

The impact that transportation and logistics have had on industrial real estate over the past decade is unprecedented. The flow of goods, spurred on by…

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Associated Bank’s Schmidt: Industrial leading the way for financing requests

Paul Schmidt is a veteran of the commercial finance business. And as executive vice president and head of commercial real estate based in the Minneapolis office…

Associated Bank loans $23M for two Chicago-area construction projects

Associated Bank completed two construction loans totaling more than $23.4 million. The first loan, for $13,020,000, was to Conor Commercial Real Estate for the construction…

Associated Bank completes $41M construction loan for Bridge Development’s Downers Grove warehouse/distribution project

Associated Bank has completed a $41,160,000 syndicated construction loan to Bridge Development Partners in partnership with Banner Oak Capital Partners, L.P. for Bridge Point Downers…

Associated Bank promotes Lisa Cunningham

Associated Bank announced the promotion of Lisa Cunningham to the role of senior regional manager for Commercial Real Estate’s regional offices. She oversees the regional…

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Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame profile: Associated Bank’s Patrick Ahern

Each year, Midwest Real Estate News inducts new members into its Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. This year, we are running profiles of…

Which way to the capital?

Though it remains the hottest asset type, obtaining financing for an industrial venture still comes down to the basic fundamentals of each specific project, including…

Finding opportunities for commercial real estate financing

Developers trying to analyze which projects are more apt to receive financing, take heart. There are opportunities in all asset classes and in all markets.…

Associated Bank completes $14.5M loan for Woodfield-adjacent retail project

Associated Bank has completed a $14,505,000 refinance and construction loan for a multi-tenant retail project of Shorewood Development Group. The project, Woodfield Gatherings, will consist…