One example is George Sacks, who started at Cushman &Wakefield as an office broker in the Miami branch nearly 20 yearsago. In 1994, he opened his own firm, Commercial Florida RealtyPartners.

He sold the business last year to Grubb & Ellis and becamemanaging director of G&E's two South Florida offices, operatingfrom Boca Raton regional headquarters.

Brokers have been lured to the Grubb & Ellis banner withlucrative signing bonuses, some rumored in the six-figure category.Sacks's hires have included Edgar Jones, a 25-year market veteranwho last headed Terranova Corp.'s office division.

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