Shari’s Restaurants, the family-dining chain based in the West Coast and Northwest, has closed all 42 of its eateries in Oregon. Restaurant Business reported the Beaverton, Oregon-headquartered company has been facing allegations of unpaid rent and taxes, along...
The Competition Bureau, Canada’s independent law enforcement agency designed to protect and promote competition for the benefit of consumers and businesses, is seeking market participants for input about the use of property controls in the Canadian grocery industry....
New York City’s Empire State Building has opened the Empire Lounge, encompassing 10,000 square feet of new tenant amenities. Located on the building’s Club Level, the Empire Lounge 17.5-foot vaulted ceilings, a variety of seating areas in tables, banquettes, and...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Last week, a pair of football teams were in the news for trying to lure taxpayer funding for their respective efforts to construct new domed stadiums. Earlier this year, the Chicago Bears raised the specter of a new $4.6 billion domed stadium, with...
Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI), an internally managed real estate company focused on North American agricultural property, announced the $289 million sale of a portfolio to Farmland Reserve Inc., a nonprofit organization owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Tishman Speyer has secured a $3.5 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan to refinance Rockefeller Center. The loan is said to be the largest issuance ever for a single office asset – in this case, the 13-building, 7.3 million-square-foot campus in...