MISHAWAKA, IN—A portfolio of medical office buildings hitting the market in Indiana, just outside of Chicago, could result in one of the most “significant” MOB portfolio transactions to occur in the Midwest in “quite some time.

JERSEY CITY, NJ-A property at Journal Square, where re-development efforts are intensely focused right now, has been acquired by a New York-based company for $31 million, according to brokers from GFI Realty.

PHOENIX—FedEx Ground has broken ground on a selected a site in Chandler for a new 302,000-square-foot, 48-acre distribution center that is scheduled to open in August 2015.

BALA CYNWYD, PA–The construction management firm LF Driscoll Co. has taken a long-term lease of 20,500 square feet at 401 City Ave. here, in a deal negotiated by Binswanger.

PHOENIX—Golden St. John has joined the Retail Services Division at Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Inc. as a director.

Bob Silverman, a JLL specialist in supply chain & logistics, will moderate a panel on the evolution of new paradigms in warehousing and distribution at NAIOP's I.con - The Industrial Conference in Jersey City on June 5-6. He delivers a preview of what the discussion will cover in a Q & A session with GlobeSt.com's Antoinette Martin.

LOS ANGELES—Changing demographics are finally making it possible to finance senior housing projects, according to George Smith Partners' Malcolm Davies in this EXCLUSIVE column.

CHARLOTTE, NC—United Trust Fund looks to acquire a variety of different corporate commercial real estate assets in major markets across the state.