Subject: Midwest Regional Digest (MWDIG)
Retailer Expands, Moves to Dayton, Ohio
April 25, 2003 Dayton Daily NewsWatson's, a dealer in hot tubs, pools, patio furniture, pool tables and fireplaces in Dayton, Ohio, has built a 55,000-square-foot store at 2590 E. Whipp Road. The $5 million store replaces the 16,000-square-foot outlet in ...
Cincinnati Mall to be Duplicated Like Rookwood Commons
April 24, 2003 Cincinnati EnquirerThe developers of the new Deerfield Towne Center are hoping to duplicate their success with the first so-called "lifestyle center" in the Cincinnati area: Rookwood Commons in Norwood. The 430,000-square-foot development will feature many of the ...
Judge OK’s Chicago Tower Ban
April 24, 2003 The Chicago TribuneA Cook County, Ill., Circuit Court judge has upheld zoning restrictions preventing construction of a high-rise along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The ruling is the latest skirmish in a four-year-long legal battle by real ...
Court OKs Kmart Reorganization Plan
April 23, 2003 Detroit Free PressThe largest retail bankruptcy in U.S. history moved almost to its end Tuesday when a federal judge in Chicago approved Kmart Corp.'s reorganization plan. The 103-year-old Troy retailer is now scheduled to emerge from bankruptcy ...
Wal-Mart Checks Out St. Paul Site
April 23, 2003 St. Paul Pioneer PressWal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open one of its discount stores in St. Paul's Midway district by taking over the lease of a former Kmart store. Brian McMahon, executive director of University United, a ...
Lehman Takes Control of Grand Pier Project in Chicago
April 23, 2003 The Chicago TribuneLehman Brothers, a key lender on the stalled Grand Pier development in Chicago, has gained control through a foreclosure settlement. LaSalle Bank was also a lender on the mixed-use project, providing $23.5 million, but Lehman ...
Supermarket to Open in St. Louis Shopping Center
April 22, 2003 St. Louis Post-DispatchDierbergs will open its first supermarket at the new Green Mount Crossing shopping center in St. Louis.
Dayton, Ohio, Plans to Develop 70 Acres
April 21, 2003 Dayton Business JournalThe village of Germantown in Dayton, Ohio, plans to develop at least 70 acres near the intersection of state routes 4 and 725 in hopes of attracting technology-related businesses.
Gurnee Mills in Illinois set to Launch $10Mln Overhaul
April 21, 2003 Crain's ChicagoGurnee Mills, the giant north suburban shopping outpost in Illinois, has launched a $10 million makeover, intent on upgrading its look to attract cutting-edge stores. It will add tens of thousands of square feet of retail ...
Company to Build 140,000-sf Office Building in Oak Creek, Wisc.
April 21, 2003 The Business Journal of MilwaukeeOpus North Corp. in Milwaukee plans to build a 140,000-square-foot speculative office/ warehouse building in a new business park at the northwest corner of South Howell Avenue and West Oakwood Road in the ...
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