Target's hasty exit from Canada has left scores of empty retail space among shopping centers there, the New York Times reports. Chicago has become the fastest-growing city for tech companies and tech jobs, topping even Silicon Valley, according to Crain's Chicago Business. Blackstone Group LP and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. are said to be among bidders for $7 billion in Australian real estate being sold by Morgan Stanleys Investa Property Group, Bloomberg reveals. These are among the must reads from around the commercial real estate industry today.
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