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ATLANTA-Wrightwood Capital, headquartered in Chicago, isexpanding its investment activities in the Atlanta market and haspromoted Dennis Kracik to lead the office and expansion. Kracik isreplacing John Davis, says Frank Sullivan, senior regional directorfor Wrightwood Capital. "John left to pursue other businessopportunities [and] he left this segment of the business," Sullivansays.

Kracik began working for Wrightwood at the beginning of the yearafter being with Principal Global Investors for 14 years, where hehad worked with Sullivan. Kracik had also previously worked forAllstate, Sullivan says. "He comes from a background where heclearly understands the real estate very well and is well suited towork in our business," Sullivan says. "He has worked in fixed-rateand floating-rate transactions and he has done business before inthe southeast."