Jill’s Top 5 Articles From This Week

1. Senior Managing Director, Ben Azulay, and Director, Justin Kessler, have completed a new 9,828-square-foot lease on behalf of Mindcrest Inc. at 440 S. LaSalle Street in Chicago. – RE Journals
2. SIRVA, Inc has expanded its headquarters by 9,000 square feet at 1 Parkview Plaza in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, according to Bradford Allen Realty Services Senior Managing Director, Joel Berger, who completed the lease expansion and renewal totaling 62,000 square feet. –  RE Journals
3. Renters just can’t seem to keep away from the city. Chicago has seen an increasing migration of people relocating downtown—whether it be for housing purposes or for business, it’s impossible to stay away from the center of where all the action happens. – RE Journals
4. Chicago’s in the top five cities in the country when it comes to emerging technology hubs, according to a new report – Biz Journals
5. World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data, price and purchasing indexes, and freight demand. Note: employment data refers to payroll job estimates for the city of Chicago and is not adjusted for seasonality – World Business Chicago