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New Hard Rock Hotel to Roll into Hotlanta

A new member of the globally recognized brand will soon rock the city.

Economy Watch Weekly: Surging Employment

Economy editor Dees Stribling offers his insights on the recent employment report and says the economy’s got some resilience, for the week ending Nov. 13th.  

Moving Trucks at East Town Moving & Storage of Green Bay

U-Haul Repurposes Building in Green Bay

A former K-Mart store has reopened as a U-Haul facility in Green Bay, Wis.

Village at South County Commons in South Kingstown, R.I.

Rhode Island Mixed-Use Gets $25M Refi

Washington Trust has provided a $25 million loan for the refinancing of a major retail, residential and hotel center located in South Kingstown, RI.

James Payne, Head of Commercial Real Estate for U.S. Bank in Seattle

Meet James Payne, Head of Commercial Real Estate for U.S. Bank in Seattle

James Payne is the new market manager for the U.S. Bank commercial real estate division in the Puget Sound region.

Hard Rock to Introduce Brand to Atlanta in 2018

Hard Rock International announced its plans to open the 220-room Hard Rock Hotel Atlanta in spring 2018.

Economy Watch Weekly: Apartment Market Still Tight, Survey Says

This week, economy writer Dees Stribling analyzes the apartment market and where it’s heading.

CPE Launches New Website

Welcome to our new look.

Macerich Closes First of Three Giant Joint Ventures

The Macerich Co. has closed on a previously announced joint venture with GIC, in which the regional mall REIT contributed a 40 percent interest in four properties.

Economy Watch: Most Kinds of Construction Seeing Healthy Gains

By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor The economy might be a little wobby, but at least construction spending is still rising. The Census Bureau reported on Monday that U.S. construction spending during September came in at an annualized rate of $1.094 trillion, or 0.6 percent above the revised August rate. The September 2015 figure is also 14.1 percent above the September 2014 rate. Both private and public construction spending were up for the month: increases of 0.6 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. For the year, private construction spending was up 16 percent and public spending rose 9.4 percent. Most categories of…