KANKAKEE, IL-Located one hour south of Chicago, this city is becoming popular with cost-conscious firms, especially start-ups, who are unwilling to give up services in industrial space, observes Space Center Chicago, Inc. vice president Thomas Casey.

DALLAS-Cushman & Wakefield of Texas promotes a 10-year employee to executive director while Perkins & Will hires a 26-year veteran as a senior project designer. Gordon K. Gilmore changes affiliations after 26 years with the HOK Dallas team.

HOUSTON-Hines duplicates the flair of its high-end Texas Gallerias in a 941,000-sf retail venue in Barcelona. The unveiling is the first component to an 84-acre, mixed-use development. Diagonal Mar Centre boasts 240-plus stores.

CHICAGO-Panelists tell GVA Worldwide's conference here say private offices are out, cubicles in, with law firms being one notable exception. Accommodations also must be made for technology, they add.