Chicago — Former Home Depot executive Matthew Pitts has joined SMS Assist, a Chicago-based technology-driven facilities maintenance company, as COO.
Atlanta — Rally Capital Services, LLC, and Pacific Avenue, LLC, have chosen Jones Lang LaSalle to lease and manage Kendall Marketplace in Illinois and EpiCentre in North Carolina, respectively.
Minneapolis — Target has selected 84 additional Zellers leases in Canada — putting Target one step closer to opening its first stores in Canada in 2013.
Deerfield, IL — Walgreens has installed its 100th rooftop solar power system in Mason, Ohio. The chain is on track to have more solar installations than any other U.S. retailer by year end.
New York City — Express, Inc. opened its first location in Canada at Fairview Mall in Toronto this month, and plans to open five more stores in Canada by year end.
Austin, TX — Whole Foods Market has received the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Most Improved Emissions Rate 2010 award.
Houston — Last Call Studio by Neiman Marcus will open in Houston’s Uptown district in 2012, marking the fourth U.S. location for the new discount concept by Neiman Marcus.
Bridgeview, IL — Rose Paving Company has completed 970,463 square feet of parking lot enhancements at more than 1,000 7-Eleven® locations along the East Coast.
It’s not uncommon that facilities folks are so busy taking care of properties across a region, country or the world, that we forget to take care of ourselves.
With summer right around the corner, retailers are ramping up to refresh or remodel many of their stores, keeping their service providers the busiest they’ve been in the last few years.