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         <title>Report: US Transactions Could Drop up to 40%</title>
         <description>CHICAGO-US real estate investment volume was $375 billion for 2007, but capital markets researchers believe 2008 will be sluggish.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:03:33 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Hobby Lobby Moving to 60,000 SF at Plaza</title>
         <description>LOMBARD, IL-Arbor Freight Tools and Roundhead&#146;s Pizza Parlor will also be new tenants at Roosevelt Plaza while Fruitful Yield is expanding by more than 50%.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:03:32 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Macy&#146;s to Close Nine Stores</title>
         <description>CINCINNATI-The stores are located in the Midwest, Rockies and Southwest.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:03:32 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>ABR, Trinity Buy 168,563-SF Center for $14M</title>
         <description>CEDAR RAPIDS, IA-The 68%-occupied property is across from the popular Lindale Mall.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:03:27 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Target Agrees to Anchor $69M MXD Project</title>
         <description>ROCK HILL, MO-The city has agreed to a large TIF to help finance the development for the 27-acre property by a venture of Hutkin and Miller Weingarten Realty.</description>
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         <title>Report: Chicago Retail to Top 7M SF in 2008</title>
         <description>OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL-About 7.6 million sf of new shopping center space is expected in the Chicagoland area next year, according to Mid-America.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:03:27 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>$25M Restaurant, Hotel Added to Outlet Center</title>
         <description>ROCKFORD, IL-A $25-million restaurant and hotel project, developed by Cheap Trick&#146;s Rick Nielsen, will be added to the site of the $90-million Preferred Outlets at Rockford.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:03:25 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Walgreen On the Road to 13,000 Units</title>
         <description>DEERFIELD, IL-The drugstore chain plans 550 stores in its current fiscal year and already opened 169 during its first quarter.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:03:20 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Buca Di Beppo Owner Considers Sale</title>
         <description>MINNEAPOLIS-The chain hires Piper Jaffray to look at a sale, merger, raising of funds or recapitalization.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:03:20 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Golub, Intercontinental Buy Plaza for $85M</title>
         <description>MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO-Former partner Investcorp sold its stake in the property, which has 500,000 sf of office and 170,000 sf of retail.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:03:20 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Venture Plans 460,000-SF Plus Retail Center</title>
         <description>BEMIDJI, MN-Pinnacle Village, to be built in two phases, will cost more than $50 million from Capital Growth Madison Marquette and local developer Takhar.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:03:19 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Bakers Comps Drop by 17% in Q3</title>
         <description>ST. LOUIS-Company leaders blame an excess of sandals and not enough boot sales as the cause for the loss.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:03:18 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Future Growth in Store for Best Buy</title>
         <description>MINNEAPOLIS-Best Buy increased its forecast new-store count to this year to 150 units, up from 130 to 135.</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:03:17 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Retail Ventures In Value City Sale Talks</title>
         <description>COLUMBUS, OH-An unnamed suitor might acquire about 89 of the chain&#146;s department stores.</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:03:16 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Taubman Sees 3% Rent Increase in 2008</title>
         <description>BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI-The owner ends 2007 at the upper range of its guidance and sees modest gains in occupancy and rent rates ahead.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:03:13 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Yum Sees 20,000 Eventual Units In China</title>
         <description>LOUISVILLE, KY-KFC, Pizza Hut and a Chinese-food chain called East Dawning are all candidates for major expansion in the country, executives say.</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:03:12 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Kroger Co. Crows About Sales Increases</title>
         <description>CINCINNATI-The supermarket chain saw a same-store sales increase of 5.7% in the third quarter, and even higher numbers at locations that sell fuel.</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:03:11 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>JLL Adds Standard to Manage Retail Openings</title>
         <description>CHICAGO-The locally based Standard Group has located and opened more than 1,400 new stores in the past three years, nationwide. </description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:03:09 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Study: Investors Should Look Outside US</title>
         <description>CHICAGO-US commercial real estate investors should also look for recession-resistant properties, according to a new report.</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:03:09 CST</pubDate>
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         <title>Papa John&#146;s Concentrates Expansion Overseas</title>
         <description>LOUISVILLE, KY-The company cuts back its total number of store openings in 2008 from this year and increases its international growth.</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:03:06 CST</pubDate>
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