Washington, D.C. – Locally based Madison Retail Group (MRG) continues to lead the Washington metropolitan area in retail leasing. Since the first of the year, the company has completed 61 transactions representing nearly half a million sq. ft. of...

Indianapolis – Locally based Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. recently announced the resignation of Ray Weeks as vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. There are no current plans to fill the vacancy, which leaves a 13-member board – nine of...

New York – In an effort to drive growth and increase profits, locally based Estee Lauder Co. will close 86 of its 170 Tommy Hilfiger fragrance shops in the United States. The cosmetics and beauty-product maker also plans to retool its computer...

Tokyo – Locally based Seibu Department Stores Co. recently announced plans to spend $40.4 million over the next three years to renovate a major outlet in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Seibu wants to convert the food section in the basement of the...

Bellevue, Wash. – The Zweig Letter, an industry trade publication, recently ranked locally based MulvannyG2 Architecture as the fastest growing architectural firm in the country for the second consecutive year...

Arlington, Va. – Locally based The Mills Corp. and the New York-based William Morris Agency recently formed a joint venture to provide strategic business consulting and corporate advisory services in venue-based branding and marketing...

Albuquerque, N.M. – Locally based Furrs Supermarkets’ board of directors recently approved the proposed acquisition of 66 Furrs’ stores in New Mexico and west Texas by Oklahoma City-based Fleming Cos...

Zaandam, Netherlands – Locally based supermarket retailer, Royal Ahold NV, plans to begin operating stores in Slovakia this November, with the first store planned for the capital, Bratislava...

Indianapolis – Locally based Simon Property Group Inc. recently elected Melvyn Bergstein to the company’s board of directors. Bergstein is chairman and CEO of DiamondCluster International and a widely known leader in the business strategy...

Most businesses are conscious of finding ways to improve their tax situation through capital improvement spending, employee training and charitable giving. But what many overlook is their roof as a means of improving their tax situation. With...