Illinois

 
17 Jun 2013
Crowley Maritime’s logistics group has launched a new, weekly less-than-containerload service from Chicago to Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America.
 
06 Jun 2013
Qatar Airways will launch a new freighter service between Milan and Chicago in July, doubling the Middle Eastern carrier’s cargo capacity out of the U.S.
 
05 Jun 2013
Union Pacific Railroad has started work on a $20 million project that will improve the rail line between Chester and near Scott City, Mo.
 
31 May 2013
Lineage Logistics, the world’s second-largest cold storage company, has added another space to its portfolio, acquiring the real estate and assets of a facility in University Park, Ill. Financial terms of the transaction weren not disclosed.
Haynes Furniture expands into Chicago area.
 
23 May 2013
Haynes Furniture has signed a new long-term lease with American Realty Advisors, which was acting on behalf of its clients, for 215,400 square feet of industrial space in Addison, Ill.
 
15 May 2013
CenterPoint Properties has broken ground on an 87,975 square foot build-to-suit redevelopment in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Cushman & Wakefield’s largest deal year-to-date involved a 367,999 square foot, long-term lease for Waters of America in Woodridge, Ill.
 
13 May 2013
Chicago continues to be one of the “hottest industrial leasing markets” in the country, according to Britt Casey, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield.
Warehouse interior
 
01 May 2013
Sustained nationwide growth in the construction and absorption of warehouse space indicates that the recovery in the industrial real estate market is here to stay.
 
01 May 2013
Barcoding Inc. has purchased Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Miles Technologies.
Roadrunner truck
 
01 May 2013
Roadrunner Transportation Systems on April 30 announced two acquisitions.
 
22 Apr 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened three new Centers of Excellence and Expertise, featuring base metals in Chicago; industrial and manufacturing materials in Buffalo, N.Y.; and machinery in Laredo, Texas.