LOS ANGELES—The industrial REIT buys a five-property portfolio in Ventura County, bringing its year-to-date acquisition volume to $350 million.

MINNEAPOLIS—To create the new team, CWN combined its previous two capital markets retail groups.

ST. LOUIS—All of the buildings have a lot to offer the net lease investor, since each is currently occupied under, or have commitments for, 10- to 15-year lease agreements.

ISELIN, NJ—Businesses in the Garden State performed better in 2014 than in 2013 and are more optimistic about the next 12 months, with significant growth expected in 2015, according to year-over-year survey data released earlier this week by The Provident Bank