The alternative assets manager has also hired industry veteran Rob Lawrence as its global head of real estate.

The potentially massive impact on society is already changing how land-use planners, developers and others are preparing for this technology, BBG CEO Chris Roach writes in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.

In court documents, the toy retailer cited more than $5 billion of debt along with "unrelenting" competition from warehouse and online channels.

Originally announced after the Walgreens/Rite Aid merger collapsed, the amended purchase agreement will see 250 fewer stores changing hands.

REIT bond leverage is generally "a fraction of the look-through leverage commonly found in AAA-rated CMBS conduit and Freddie Mac K-Series securities,” says Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Enacted to help address the historical gender gap in salaries, laws now on the books in a handful of major cities pose challenges for hiring managers in real estate and other sectors, attorney Richard Reice tells GlobeSt.com.

"This quarter's findings reveal strong optimism about future prospects for the industry," says Jennifer Scanlon, CEO of USG Corp., which conducted the survey with the US Chamber of Commerce.

On Bob Sasser's watch, the discount retailer's footprint of mainly net leased locations grew from fewer than 1,200 to more than 14,500 stores.