VANCOUVER, B.C.--“Helping stakeholders better understand the importance of developing and maintaining infrastructure, and providing a clear vision of what those infrastructure investments can accomplish are critical,” says EY's Howard Roth, on a new report from his firm and the Urban Land Institute.

IRVING, TX—The third hotel IPO from the Blackstone Group in the past six months, the offering gives La Quinta a market value of $2.1 billion, according to Bloomberg data.

LOS ANGELES—“Sentiment suggests that companies are looking forward to future demand and beginning to respond with expansion plans,” says Jon Southard, managing director of CBRE's Econometric Advisors group.

MIAMI—Lennar's mortgage banking subsidiary, Universal American Mortgage Co. will have 100 offices across 26 states with its acquisition of Pinnacle Mortgage Corp.

WHITE PLAINS, NY—A 30-year veteran of the firm, Barone has served for the past 15 years as SVP of its construction risk management division.

NEW YORK CITY—“We see this important address as a strategic addition to the Dream portfolio,” says Eric Danziger, Hampshire's president and CEO. It will be the third Dream Hotel in Manhattan.

NEW YORK CITY—Founded to service Fisher Brothers projects, the company that built Eleven Times Square and other properties has been sold to China Construction USA, headquartered across the river in Jersey City.

NEW YORK CITY—Now trading on NASDAQ, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust is poised to capitalize on “a business that will last for decades,” executive chairman Nicholas Schorsch tells GlobeSt.com.