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Construction completions and net absorption both soared this year.

About 4.7 million square feet of industrial space is underway in Denver, and 3.5 million square feet has already been delivered this year.

Andreas Kazakos, a veteran Triad restaurateur who started the Breakfastime chain, bought a former fast food restaurant in High Point for $850,000.

A U.S. software company said Friday it blocked the fundraising account of the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel following a complaint by a pro-Israel group that the campaign has links to militant organizations.

The European Union is slapping asset freezes and travel bans on seven more people accused of human rights violations against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.

Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting goods rose at a modest pace last month, but the gain was driven entirely by demand for military aircraft. Excluding transportation equipment, orders fell.

If you haven’t been Downtown recently, it’s time.

Developers gain prime properties as houses of worship secure vital funds.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon was in Boston last week to celebrate the opening of the megabank’s first retail branch in Massachusetts. While there, he was asked to identify markets Chase was targeting following moves earlier this year into Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Boston. “Get a list of the top 50 — 75 … Read more

Recent protests in Hungary have given the fragmented opposition a real opportunity to work together as they challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has led his country with increasing powers since 2010.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is the plan to convert the former Great Mall of the Great Plains into a giant mixed-use project called Mentum.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is Kiewit’s plan to build a new regional headquarters in Lenexa, near Lenexa City Center.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is a plan by Milhaus for a five-building mixed-use project in the East Crossroads.

The biggest real estate deal this year involves Sprint’s headquarters campus in Overland Park. The company reportedly has the 4 million-square-foot campus under contract, but the buyer and price are unknown.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is a plan by MAC Properties to redevelop a corner at Troost Avenue and Armour Boulevard into residential and some retail.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 are three big leases in Johnson County involving Netsmart, PBI-Gordon and Cargill.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is The University of Kansas Health System’s plans to renovate the former EPA building in downtown Kansas City, Kan., to accommodate more behavioral health services.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is a plan by Platform Ventures and MFH Properties to redevelop a block that includes the old Hotel Muehlebach and the Kansas City Club building.

Included in this year’s Top Real Estate Deals 2018 is the plan to extend the streetcar down Main Street to the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus.

Get all of the Kansas City area’s top real estate deals in one place, from the sale of the Sprint headquarters campus to urban-core redevelopments to a string of headquarters leases in Johnson County.

A nationwide protest in Portugal that seeks to emulate France’s yellow vest movement has fallen flat, with few people turning out.

The recent protests in Hungary have given the fragmented opposition a real opportunity to work together as they challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has an overwhelming majority in parliament.

China called the U.S. arrogant and selfish on Friday after two Chinese citizens were charged with stealing American trade secrets and other sensitive information on behalf of Beijing’s main intelligence agency.

Atlanta’s 12th-largest law firm will move from 1230 Peachtree St., where it’s been since 1991. It will relocate in 2021.

A well-known building in downtown Dallas will add 10,000 square feet as part of $10 million in renovations. As reported by the Dallas Morning News, the square footage will come in the form of restaurant and retail space at the 1700 Pacific tower. The building’s owner, Montreal-based Olymbec, is reportedly also looking into adding more … Read more

The Latest on Spanish Cabinet meeting being held in Barcelona (all times local):

Chinese leaders on Friday promised more help to entrepreneurs in 2019 to shore up weakening economic growth as Beijing tries to resolve a tariff war with Washington over technology.

When Toys R Us closed, Toys for Tots felt the loss.

British police say two people were arrested early Saturday morning for suspected “criminal use of drones’” in the Gatwick Airport case that has created nightmarish holiday travel delays for tens of thousands of passengers.

The death toll in a methane explosion that hit a coal mine in northeast Czech Republic increased to 13, a mining company said Friday.

Straining to hold back tears, their once-white helmets and overalls smeared with dust, seven miners in Germany stepped out of a metal cage Friday bearing the last piece of black coal hauled up from 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) below.

Thousands of pro-independence protesters angry about Spain’s Cabinet holding a meeting in Catalonia blocked roads across the region Friday and clashed with anti-riot police in its capital.

Stock markets all around the world fell further Friday amid growing fears about the outlook for the global economy and ongoing concerns about the pace of interest rate increases in the U.S.

The land previously was slated for Houston-based Hines and Katy Partners Ltd.’s Pintail Crossing Business Park.

An entity affiliated with Maruito USA paid $30 million to acquire a small retail building on Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, setting a new record price-per-square-foot for land in Hawaii’s tourism mecca. The property at 2184 Kalakaua Ave., which is one door from the corner of Lewers Street between Prada and Max Mara, is 1,822 square … Read more

To be certain, there were bigger deals to hit Central Texas in 2018. Companies such as Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. committed to adding thousands more people here than the Army, and real estate pros came to the table with big-as-Texas projects. But the 500-person Army Futures Command will be insulation from all the corporate … Read more

This is sure to be a controversial pick. But in bringing Major League Soccer to Austin, Anthony Precourt has opened debates on some urgent issues for this town, and ushered a huge deal through a City Hall known for slowing down even simple projects.

Japanese prosecutors added a new allegation of breach of trust against Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn on Friday, dashing his hopes for posting bail quickly.

Oakland finally landed a major tech tenant with digital payments company Square Inc. agreeing to lease all of Uptown Station at 1955 Broadway. The building, which has 356,000 square feet of office space, is the same property that Uber previously owned, but sold in 2017. The lease is the first time since 2016 that a … Read more

Alexander & Baldwin has sold 41,000 acres of former sugar land that made up the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. plantation on Maui to a farming venture of California-based Pomona Farming LLC and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board for $262 million. As part of the sale, the venture called Mahi Pono LLC also purchased … Read more

Nelson Williams’ job was to build a new headquarters for CI Banker Wire & Iron Works Inc., but he also embraced the duty to help after the company’s president learned his son was diagnosed with cancer.

President Donald Trump is signing into law a bill to cut off resources to the government of Nicaragua and provides sanctions against countries that assist the Central American nation.

Lease agreements have been approved for a pair of growing companies that will occupy more than 140,000 square feet of additional space at a local air park. The Clinton County Port Authority’s board of directors recently OK’ed three facility leases that represent close to 140,700 square feet of space in three building at Wilmington Air … Read more

The rapidly expanding coworking company will have 300-plus desks at the location.

An alleged “boys’ club” at Nike, Intrigue at Intel, heartache at OHSU, a winemaker showdown, an Investment stampede, a shakeout in cannabis and a rush into hemp are just a few of the stories that made for a wild 2018.

The city has approved a deal with Hotel Concepts, which will buy a city-owned development site.

It was a first introduction to a real estate executive who is stepping into the shoes of a Milwaukee business legend.

Sobrato aims to bring more than 500 homes and 400,000 square feet of office to Redwood City right off of Highway 101.

While many infill projects are opposed for being too tall and out of place with their surroundings, a proposal for Capitol Mall in downtown Sacramento is being appealed for the opposite.

This was a tumultuous year in Silicon Valley, but also one in which the region’s blockbuster growth continued unabated. After a year of scandals, the specter of regulation has never loomed larger for the region’s tech giants. At the same time, Google and Facebook continued their growth streak around the Bay Area, signaling that while … Read more