ARLINGTON, VA—Ken Simonson at Associated General Contractors cites members' difficulties in finding skilled workers for large projects, while Rider Levett Bucknall uses the term “slow growth.”

ROCKVILLE, MD—Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett's proposal to privatize the county's economic development efforts has been approved by the Montgomery County Council.

NEW YORK CITY—Sean Black, a former JLL managing director, has joined rival Cushman & Wakefield as an executive director.

CLEVELAND—The acquisition of privately held Capital Advisors will enable Bellwether Enterprise “to to further grow our market share in the Southeast,” says president Ned Huffman.