SIOR is working on multiple fronts to increase women's opportunity and inclusion in the commercial real estate industry.

The buyer was Stockbridge, on behalf of the firm's Value Fund III, a closed-end, value-add vehicle and the seller was a partnership between Republic Urban Properties LLC and The Core Companies.

The facility in Channahon will employ approximately 500 new full-time workers. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant currently has a workforce of approximately 11,000 in Illinois.

According to a report released by Cushman & Wakefield, third-quarter leasing activity totaled 25.9 million square feet, nearly half of which was concentrated in the Interstate 55 and Interstate 80 corridors, as well as southeast Wisconsin.