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INTERNATIONAL: Asia’s Largest Apple Store Opens in Hangzhou

The largest Apple Store in Asia opened its doors on Valentine’s Day, close to Hangzhou’s West Lake in China.

Hyatt Centric The Loop Chicago Heads for April Debut

Hyatt Hotels Corp. recently announced that the first two hotels under the new Hyatt Centric brand will open April 2015 in Chicago and Miami.

SunShare, NRG Join Forces to Develop Community Solar Projects in Colorado

Promoting a clean energy future, two companies partner to deliver community solar projects in Denver.

CBRE Closes $9M Sale of Kennebec Distribution Center to Meritex

CBRE has recently announced the sale of Kennebec Distribution Center in Eagan, Minnesota, to Minneapolis-based Meritex Enterprises, Inc., at a cost of $9.2 million.

Colliers International Tapped by RPAI to Market Zurich Towers Office Complex in Schaumburg

Oak Brook, IL-based Retail Properties of America, Inc. (RPAI) has chosen Colliers International to market the iconic ‘Zurich Towers’ office complex in suburban Chicago.

SEG’s New Home in Tulsa Heads for June Debut

Construction is well underway at Society of Exploration Geophysicists’s new headquarters in Tulsa, FOX23 reports.

HFF Lines Up $220M in Financing for New Google Midwest HQ

Working on behalf of Chicago-based developer Sterling Bay Cos., HFF has recently secured $220 million in financing for 1KFulton, a 550,000-square-foot mixed-use development to be anchored by Google, Inc. in Chicago’s West Loop.

Historic Brady Arts District Buildings to Get Makeovers

The George Kaiser Family Foundation has plans to renovate the Fox Hotel and the Universal Ford building located in Tulsa’s Brady Arts District.

HFF Closes $30M Sale of Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bloomington

HFF recently announced it has closed the sale of the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites in Bloomington, Minn., near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America.

Amtrak to Begin $12M Rehabilitation of Chicago’s Iconic Union Station

Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced that Amtrak plans to invest $12 million into much-needed rehabilitation work at Chicago’s Union Station.