[NOTE: This interview was conducted just days before Bucksbaum stepped down as General Growth Properties' CEO.]

Even as it looks at alternatives to relieve massive, $27-billion debt obligations, Chicago-based General Growth Properties also has another concern: operating its 200-plus retail centers in a difficult retail environment. General Growth CEO John Bucksbaum spoke briefly with GlobeSt.com about the state of the company and how it continues to maintain normal operations. He wasn’t able to reveal much, but the company’s earnings results come out on Oct. 31, when more light might be shed on General Growth’s status.

GlobeSt.com: With all that’s going on, how is the company doing operationally?

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