SOUTHFIELD, MI-The city is an important target for the consortium, though residents seek new leadership and new jobs before a recovery is possible.

CHICAGO-Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Residential, said at his NAREIT REITWeek 2010 presentation that the current administration is wasting time on distractions, and should focus on the economy.

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI-The tool maker is consolidating from seven buildings into two, one industrial and one office headquarters, in about 355,000 square feet here.

CHICAGO-Rents and occupancy have hit bottom, say company officials in a Q2 report, with jobs coming back and velocity expected to speed up by the fourth quarter.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA-National Australia Bank is commissioning a new, 645,000-square-foot office building here in the Docklands, capitalizing on a good country economy.

‘We’re going to reach a point where you’re going to say to an owner, ‘You’re not LEED certified?’ and you’re not going to buy that building.’

HONG KONG-The plan will be to tear down the five-story building for pure residential homes, likely for family use.

SHANDONG, CHINA-The Ann Arbor, MI-based firm is partnering with Haimeng, another automotive supplier.