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Oct 22, 2024

Partner Richard Traub Featured by GlobeSt: CRE Investors Brace for Impact as Walgreens Plans 1,200 Store Closures

October 22, 2024 – GlobeSt recently interviewed Richard Traub on Walgreens’ decision to close 1,200 stores over the next three years. Traub explained, “Walgreens is taking a first step that it absolutely must make in order to ensure its continued survival,” noting that while the company will take a “short-term hit to its bottom line,” it should “see sustainable benefits over the next several years.” To read the full article, click here.





Sep 24, 2024

Partner Richard Traub Featured by Chicago Construction News: Federal Reserve interest rate cut spurs construction optimism in Chicago

September 24, 2024 – Chicago Construction News recently interviewed Richard Traub on the impact of the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate cut on Chicago’s construction industry. To read the full article, click here. “It will get people a little excited, and some deals will get done, though I don’t think it will trigger a tsunami,” Traub remarked.


Sep 19, 2024

Partner Richard Traub Featured by Chicago Tribune: The Fed’s interest rate cut could jump-start residential development in downtown Chicago. ‘We need to have cranes in the sky.’

September 18, 2024 – Chicago Tribune recently interviewed Richard Traub on the impact of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut on downtown Chicago’s real estate development. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required). “There is a reimagining of the city going on, and if we end up eventually getting rate cuts totaling 250 basis points, Fulton Market will be very active,” Traub remarked. “There are a lot of developers who are eager to make their mark, and just need the macro-economic forces to cooperate.”


Sep 13, 2024

Counsel Jeffery Cross Featured by Cincinnati Business Courier: Kroger-Albertsons merger: As FTC trial timetable changes, here’s what’s next

September 10, 2024 – Cincinnati Business Courier recently interviewed Jeffery Cross on the complexities of the Kroger-Albertsons merger trial and the ongoing delays. Cross noted that such delays are common in complex cases. “It’s often because the judge has other cases to handle, lawyers have personal matters that conflict, or something comes up to delay testimony,” Cross explained. To read the full article, click here (subscription may be required).