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The latest deals, personnel moves and trends in the Midwest region.

This is a strategic hire.

Tere Blanca, who was a voice of optimism in the local industry's recession dark says, sounds off.

Since the rebound, there has been more than 900,000 square feet converted into creative space in the Airport submarket alone and almost as much set to be delivered in OC over the next 18 months, representing a direct shrinking of the class-B inventory, NKF's George Thomson tells GlobeSt.com.

It has partnered with the Kossuth Foundation to acquire and restore 2001 Massachusetts Ave., NW.

"It's a great thing when you put smart people together," says Brad Korman. "It's a great opportunity to branch outside the real estate realm and hear how other business leaders and change-thinkers are looking at the world and what they do, and how that impacts what they could be doing in their industries."