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EG Group will establish its North American headquarters in Cincinnati and continue to operate the 762 stores it's acquiring from Kroger under their established banner names.

An industry veteran of more than three decades' standing, Stettinius most recently was named executive vice chairman of strategic investments for the Americas at Cushman & Wakefield.

From demographics to understanding the permitting and planning processes of each city, there is much to consider when foreign companies look to expand into America.

2018 also promises to be the year that foreign firms, especially Chinese ones, seek to get a piece of the valuable North American market.

Altus Group says CRE executives also are concerned about the impact of natural disasters on the US economy in 2018.

“While there is a lot of 'nit-picking' about what's not perfect, from a property markets perspective, this is about as good as it gets,” says Kevin Thorpe at Cushman & Wakefield.

“There's a lot of capital and appetite from the private sector for infrastructure investment.”

Under its new ownership, “the structure and operations of the Cole REITs should continue without disruption,” says Bill Miller, CEO of what is now known as CCO Capital LLC.