"Our primary objective is to leverage our economies of scale, purchasing power and new technology for the benefit of Motorola," says Jones Lang LaSalle president of corporate property services Tod Lickerman in a statement announcing the five-year contract. "As a first step, we are identifying short-, intermediate- and long-term goals for each functional area, developing key performance indicators to measure progress and implementing a business planning process to integrate into Motorola's business strategy."
Besides its massive corporate campus along the Northwest Tollway here, Motorola's presence in the suburban Chicago market includes 280,000 sf of new office space in Deer Park in addition to space it already occupies in Arlington Heights, Harvard and Libertyville. The company shed leased space last year in Prime Group Realty Trust's Continental Towers in Rolling Meadows but has said it does not plan to sell properties.
The biggest challenge locally may involve the cellular phone plant Motorola built with $35 million state assistance in far northwest suburban Harvard. Half of the work force there – 2,500 – has been laid off.
Motorola's presence is felt in many other markets, however, including Austin, TX; Atlanta, Los Angeles and Seattle.
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