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         <title>Economy Watch: Beige Book Describes Modest Recovery</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Economy-Watch-Beige-Book-Describes-Modest-Recovery-1631.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve�s most recent Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions,better known as the Beige Book, wasn�t exactly cheerful about the stateof the U.S. economy toward the end of annus horribilis 2009. But itwasn�t precisely pessimistic either.]]></description>
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         <title>Chicago CRE Industry Laments Failed Olympic Bid</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Chicago-CRE-Industry-Laments-Failed-Olympic-Bid-1581.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The pain of Chicago's loss of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games to Rio deJaneiro is palpable across the country, especially in the Windy City.Local officials had proposed a bevy of new commercial venues in andaround Chicago to accommodate the various competitions; the developmentactivity would have been a big boost for the city. Now, commercial realestate industry players, still reeling from the rejection, arereflecting on what might have been.]]></description>
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         <title>McShane Snags 380,000SF Healthcare Facility Management Contract</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/McShane-Snags-380000SF-Healthcare-Facility-Management-Contract-1560.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[McShane Medical Properties has been awarded the management and leasing
assignment for Nationwide Health Properties, a portfolio containing a
total of 380,000 square feet across 12 buildings throughout suburban
Chicago.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title> NorthMarq Places $28M for Minnesota Portfolio </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NorthMarq Capital�s Minneapolis regional office has arranged first
mortgage financing of $28 million for Mendota Office Center I, II, III,
IV and American Corporate Center.]]></description>
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         <title>ProLogis Inks 326,000 SF of Leases in Columbus</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/ProLogis-Inks-326000-SF-of-Leases-in-Columbus-1482.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Industrial property REIT ProLogis has signed four new lease agreements
for distribution space in Columbus, Ohio, totaling 326,000 square feet.
]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Macerich Continues Deleveraging, Sells $116M Stake in Denver-Area Mall </title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Macerich-Continues-Deleveraging-Sells-116M-Stake-in-Denver-Area-Mall--1442.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Like so many REITs these days, Macerich Partnership L.P. has instituted
a plan to reduce debt by disposing of assets, and the firm's recent
sale of a majority interest in the FlatIron Crossing Mall in
Broomfield, Colo., to GI Partners constitutes its most recent move. The
two companies have formed a joint venture that calls for GI Partners to
give Macerich $116 million in cash in exchange for a 75 percent stake
in the 1.4 million-square foot super regional mall.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>GE Eyes New Clean-Tech R&amp;amp;D Facility in Detroit</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/GE-Eyes-New-Clean-Tech-RandD-Facility-in-Detroit-1441.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[General Electric Co. has taken a major step forward on a plan to
establish a clean tech R&amp;D center in the Detroit suburb of Van
Buren Township, Mich.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Michigan Turns to CBRE for Real Estate Services</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Michigan-Turns-to-CBRE-for-Real-Estate-Services-1174.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[CB Richard Ellis Inc. has been selected by the State of Michigan as its real estate services provider.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>CBRE Nabs 335,400SF Minneapolis Distrib Center</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/CBRE-Nabs-335400SF-Minneapolis-Distrib-Center-1095.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust has purchased a Class A industrialwarehouse facility that is fully leased to Walgreens in the Northwestsubmarket of Minneapolis.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Mandel Group Makes 578-Unit Wisconsin M-F Play   </title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Mandel-Group-Makes-578-Unit-Wisconsin-M-F-Play---1040.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Milwaukee-based developer Mandel Group has acquired a 578-unit apartment community in Fitchburg, Wis. ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Economic Update - Fast-Track Chrysler Reorganization Stalls</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Economic-Update-Fast-Track-Chrysler-Reorganization-Stalls-792.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The Chrysler reorganization and sale to Fiat, which
was to have been a model of a quick turn-around, has hit a snag in the
form of a court order by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg. Pension funds that hold some of Chrysler�s secured loan
are objecting to the goings-on, claiming it isn�t fair to them, and so
petitioned Justice Ginsburg for the measure. It isn�t clear how long
the temporary stay will delay the sale, or whether it will kill the
sale, or whether the full court will reverse the stay in a few days.
It�s unlikely, though, that the legal wrangling will affect the fate of
the Chrysler dealerships slated for closing, or change the amount of
real estate their closing will put on the market.]]></description>
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         <title>Economic Update - Seismic Shifts in Auto Industry Have CRE Implications</title>
         <link>http://www.cpexecutive.com/cpn/regions/Economic-Update-Seismic-Shifts-in-Auto-Industry-Have-CRE-Implications-654.shtml</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Monday was an historic day in Detroit, and arguably for the entire U.S.
manufacturing sector, even though GM's formal announcement of
bankruptcy, along with President Obama's promise for more than $30
billion for a company in which the U.S. Government will soon own a
controlling interest, weren�t surprises . A little more surprising
(only a little) was the quick approval by Chrysler's bankruptcy judge
of the sale of most of its assets to a group led by Fiat SpA, meaning
that the Detroit automaker will continue to exist in one form or
another, albeit with Italian bosses. But the fact that both events
happened the same day is an unusual coincidence indeed.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>General Board of Pension Breaks Ground on 110,000-SF Chicago HQ</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of The United Methodist
Church broke ground on their new headquarters building in Glenview,
Ill.]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>ProLogis Signs 215,000-SF Lease with Sanyo Logistics in Chicago</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ProLogis has leased 215,000 square feet of recently completed
distribution space near Chicago to Sanyo Logistics Corp., a logistics
services provider and business unit of Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. ]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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