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E-Commerce, Logistics Signed Largest Warehouse Leases In 2018

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CBRE study found that last year, 61 of the largest 100 industrial leases in the U.S. Read: E-Commerce, Logistics Signed Largest Warehouse Leases In 2018 at BusinessFacilities.com. were completed by e-commerce companies and logistics firms.

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Foreign Investment Drives Record U.S. Commercial Real Estate Volumes

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While we’re seeing volatility and uncertainty in parts of the financial markets, the relative strength of economic and leasing fundamentals continues to position the United States as an attractive, healthy and transparent market for cross-border investment,” said Steve Collins, International Director and President of JLL Capital Markets – Americas.

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

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GEICO was founded in Fort Worth in 1936 to provide auto insurance to federal employees and members of the military. The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. It currently serves over 830,000 Texas policyholders and is now the fastest-growing major auto insurer in the U.S.,

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Four ports are located along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pine Bluff. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population.

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2023 Nationals Winners: Home Building Sales and Marketing Magicians

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—D.K. Lucy Hudson, Holly Pulliam, Kevin Cui, and Chelsea Davis Sales Team of the Year—Leasing—Gold Award The Marketing Directors New York How do you succeed when you and your marketing team colleagues are all new to one another and you’re working on a new leasing project in a neighborhood that’s not familiar to any of you?

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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To meet demand, rails increased capacity with 1,300 new and rebuilt locomotives; 3,800 freight car purchases; and 700 new leased freight carts. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Largest Cities (2011): Houston, 2,145,146; San Antonio, 1,359,758; Dallas, 1,223,229; Austin, 820,611; Fort Worth, 758,738. These combined projects will result in more than $221 million in new capital investment, 1000 new jobs, 2,000 retained jobs and more than 423,000 square feet of newly constructed or leased space.

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