TRENTON, NJ—Leaders of the top two business associations in the state say the state legislature's insistence on legislating mandated behavior by New Jersey businesses gives companies a negative impression of the state's attitude toward business and economic development, and may have contributed to the decision by Mercedes-Benz USA to end its corporate headquarters' 50-year tenure in the Garden State. Listen to an exclusive audio roundup of comments by business leaders and economists.

DALLAS—Industry experts met via webinar Wednesday to discuss the state of the country's multifamily market.

NEW YORK CITY—A new report by Avison Young on the performance of the city's office market in Q4, obtained EXCLUSIVELY by GlobeSt.com, notes that finance and legal services represented six of the top 10 leases of 2014.