CHICAGO-The import and export markets are expected to increase dramatically in the next few years, promising a boost to struggling distribution, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

TORONTO-The locally based REIT bought a US Bank-leased office building in Kansas and a Nissan distribution center in Tennessee, with $50 million in acquisition financing.

DES MOINES, IA-The financial group wants Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle to handle its 2.4-million-square-foot headquarters here, as well as 150 offices throughout the globe.

CHICAGO-The bank has expanded its lease here at 222 S. Riverside Plaza by 35,000 square feet, including retail on the first floor and office on the 29th - 34th floors.

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN-The private trade college is downsizing from almost 130,000 square feet to 55,263 square feet in a new long-term lease.

CHICAGO-Hines is working on the site on North Wells Street to build a 16-story apartment complex with 250 units, and 34,000 square feet of retail.

LONDON-The store is located in the new One Hyde Park neighborhood, built adjacent to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL-Lack of transparency still keeps down South and Central American country growth and consumer spending begets inflation, but Panama still has its canal expansion.