There are more first-generation college students than any time in history, and many of those students come from families with more modest income. In part 1 of a two-part story, GlobeSt.com speaks with Pierce's Fred Pierce about how the sector is reacting to this shift.

Allure Group will revitalize a Harlem nursing home, open new facilities in Brooklyn and the Lower East Side and pay $1.25 million to Lower East Side non-profits.

A synchronized pickup in economic momentum globally is just one of the factors that could spur faster US growth in 2018, writes Andrew Nelson at Colliers International.

“Our success in the distribution of debt will be driven by our proven ability to sell paper anywhere in the capital structure between zero and 90% loan-to-value,” says Lotus founder Faisal Ashraf.