ATLANTA—“NAIOP gets the right people in the room for us to network and form valuable relationships,” Steve Martin, 2015 chair of NAIOP, tells GlobeSt.com.

CHICAGO—Vacancy may have dropped and rents increased, but NAI Hiffman says new development will have to wait for a housing resurgence.

MARLTON, NJ—Hill International has promoted three individuals on the company's executive management team. Raouf S. Ghali, of Hill's Athens, Greece office, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer; Thomas J. Spearing III, of the Marlton, New Jersey office, has been promoted to Regional President (Americas) with Hill's Project Management Group; and Mohammed Al Rais, of Hill's Dubai, United Arab Emirates office, has been promoted to Regional President (Middle East) with Hill's Project Management Group.