CHICAGO-The company still seeks a large office or hotel user to lease or buy more than 100,000 square feet at the 10-story tower in the River North submarket.

LISLE, IL-The company is going to invest $110 million in the 1.2-million-square-foot former Alcatel-Lucent East campus, and another $95 million in other development.

DALLAS-The 42-acre property at North Central Expressway and Walnut Hill Lane was slated for a massive residential, apartment, office and retail project.

EMPORIA, KS-The Los Angeles-based firm specializes in net lease properties, and saw a deal here on a 56-year-old leased complex.

CHICAGO-Jones Lang LaSalle says the rest of the year will see industrial leasing pace slow down from the activity of the first half.

DALLAS-Randy Baird, a managing partner with investment firm Baird Fitzgerald Partners, has joined Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP as a senior managing director.

OAK BROOK, IL-The lease, along with MetLife signing for another 14,200 square feet, brings the 555,000-square-foot Commerce Plaza to 84% occupied. Plus more Midwest news.

DALLAS-The Pinnacle Family of Cos. has hired Michelle Betchner as its first vice president of performance. She says there are only minor signs of recovery so far.