COLUMBUS—The investors have also hired Westmount Realty to manage the group of properties. The partners now have the second-largest industrial portfolio in the metro area.

CHICAGO—The nearly 30-acre site has some of the only undeveloped land in Vernon Hills.

CHICAGO—The state association of realtors says that the state has now seen 24 consecutive months of year-over-year sales increases.

CHICAGO—The area around the airport remains very tight with very little large space remaining.

CHICAGO—The company plans to build a “trophy” headquarters on a very visible stretch of I-90.

CHICAGO—BOMA/Chicago supports energy benchmarking, but says the city's plan to publicize results will hurt older and historic buildings.

INDIANAPOLIS—Until 2012, he was director of development and helped manage their partnerships with Prologis and Duke Realty.

CHICAGO—The Federal Reserve just published another anecdotal collection on the economy, and noted that regional real estate activity continues to increase.