DALLAS—With an understanding of the Michigan pension plans' objectives, “we worked with them to create a specific program designed to meet their goals,” says Laurie Dotter, president of Transwestern Investment Group.

NEW YORK CITY—The real estate services firm has agreed to advise new companies in the sector through the start-up resources program of a major local university.

CHICAGO—The occupancy rate at the suburban complex had sunk to 50%, but by this spring it had come up to 70%.

PARSIPPANY, NJ—Although the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Garden State is down to 19, blue-chip tenants across many industries still play a key role in the steady improvement of New Jersey's office market, according to Matthew Dolly, Transwestern's research director for New Jersey.