CHICAGO—Aggressive company expansions typically come through organic growth or accretive acquisitions. For JLL Retail, the company's path to forming a competitive national brokerage business began with a new outlook at the local mall level.

CHICAGO—In addition to an improved performance, the REIT has shed a number of weaker assets and has a very strong development pipeline.

CHICAGO—The firm develops and acquires industrial and office properties in Chicago and Florida.

MINNEAPOLIS—Company officials say they will use the new muscle to pursue new acquisitions.

ST. LOUIS—The book distributor keeps expanding and contributing to the tightening of warehouse space in the city; brokers say it's almost time for spec construction to kick off.

AMES, IA—The company now has four major student housing projects underway at major Midwest universities.

CHICAGO—The company has been on a bit of a hiring spree this spring, and has brought a former city leader from Cassidy Turley on board.

CHICAGO—John Goodman, the head of the Chicago office of Studley tells GlobeSt.com that the company has passed on a lot of potential deals due to a lack of international breadth.