Columbus

In our pre-event coverage for GlobeSt.com's ADAPT awards, we continue to recognize the winners of specific categories. The winner of best hazardous material removal at a commercial project is the Empire Improvement Building.

The Southern Park Mall, which is adjacent to DeBartolo Commons, is also undergoing some improvements that will include a new entertainment hub that will feature a 37,000-square-foot indoor golf entertainment center, additional entertainment uses and new food and beverage offerings.

The real estate investment and development firm plans to rebrand Hamilton Creek and spend $9 million in upgrades on the 45-acre property.

The firm, the student housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures, will open the student housing communities that total more than 3,000 beds in Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The new three-year lease transaction at the 340,000-square-foot property fills Boston-based Plymouth Industrial's largest vacancy in its portfolio and raises the property's leased rate to 76%.

Recent mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH remind us that random shootings are in the news daily. The worst strategy is to believe it can't happen at your property.