CHICAGO-The Cook County Class 6(b) property tax reductions will help Quality Croutons, Cloverhill Pastry-Vend Corp., Murrihy Pallet Co. and Robert's Sheet Metal complete $24 million worth of industrial expansions and developments.

LAS VEGAS, CA-Voyager Entertainment, which says it will build the world's largest and tallest Ferris wheel, strikes a deal to sell or securitize assets to finance construction of the entertainment complex.

ATLANTA-The Oak Brook, IL-based REIT paid Lakepointe North Carolina Investment Properties LLC $5.68 million for the 27,891-sf, fully leased retail asset in Cary, NC.

ATLANTA-The Irvine, CA-based firm adds Lexington to its roster of 40 offices nationwide and appoints three senior advisors to cover Kentucky. They are Glenda Mazurka, Steven Mazurka and Ray Woods, each with more than a decade of local-area experience.