"Uncertainty" was the excuse many business leaders used following the last two Presidential elections for not hiring or investing in expansions.…

NEW YORK CITY—The REIT will use the financing largely to acquire the remaining equity interest in Worldwide Plaza that the company doesn't already own. <br>

ROSELAND, NJ—"You don't want to set goals that are a slam-dunk," Jarret Sues, senior director with FTI Consulting, tells GlobeSt.com.

IRVINE, CA—"The prospect of further interest rate hikes in 2017 will likely cause further deterioration of home affordability next year," says Daren Blomquist at ATTOM.

NEW YORK CITY—Now a parking lot with the potential for 1.1 million square feet of development as of right, 85 Jay St. has "tremendous upside," says Kushner president Laurent Morali.<br>

ARLINGTON, VA—The sector would be adding more jobs "if it could only find enough qualified people to hire," says Ken Simonson at Associated General Contractors.

CAMP HILL, PA—The divestiture, which would make Fred's Pharmacy the nation's third largest drug store chain, is intended to help satisfy antitrust requirements over the pending merger with Walgreens.

FRANKFURT—Madison International's Matthias Cordier says the four shopping centers each have "the dominant competitive position in its local area."