Day, an associate broker in the office services group, is part of a team headed by director Richard Plonsker. His dedication as a first-year broker earned Day, whose NHL career included stops with the Hartford Whalers, New York Islanders and Anaheim Mighty Ducks, corporate honors. Day grew up in northwest suburban Barrington and he says he wanted to return to the Chicago area when his hockey career was over.

Meanwhile, executive directors Jeff Samaras and Kent Ilhardt of the office services group earned top commercial broker and top producer awards. Their team, which includes Steve Bersell, Monica Moore, Kerissa Markiewicz and Marcia Abramson, closed 149 transactions in 2000 worth $450 million and involving 4 million sf.

Senior director Jim Estus completed 27 transactions worth more than $78 million, earning him top industrial broker honors.

Executive directors Paul Lundstedt and Brian Nagle led a financial services group team that closed nine deals involving 2.5 million sf and worth more than $274 million. Other members of the team that earned Lundstedt and Nagle top financial services group honors are John Gavin, Jim Clifford, Ken Glomb, Debbie Mercado and Joy Kolodziejczyk.

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