Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Grubb & Ellis Launches “Building Knowledge” Blog by Chief Economist Bob Bach


SANTA ANA, CA  (Mar. 17, 2010) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that it has launched “Building Knowledge,” a blog by Bob Bach, (top right photo) senior vice president and chief economist.

The blog features Bach’s commentary on the economy and its effect upon the commercial real estate market.

“This blog enables Grubb & Ellis to increase the value of the market research expertise we provide to clients and the business community at large,” said Jack Van Berkel, (bottom left photo) chief operating officer and president, Real Estate Services.

“I also couldn’t be more pleased that Bob has agreed to author it. ‘Building Knowledge’ gives Bob the platform to do more of what our clients rely on him for most – looking at economic news and trends of the day through the lens of the commercial real estate industry’s most respected market analyst.”

In his first post, Bach discusses debt, the federal deficit and the long-term effect they will have on the economy. For this and future blog posts, visit http://bobbach.wordpress.com.

Bach brings 35 years of experience in real estate market research, consulting and city planning and has been the leader of Grubb & Ellis’ market research department since 1998.

He authors the company’s national market publications, is a frequent speaker at industry events and is quoted widely by the financial and trade media. He works with the company’s researchers in more than 100 markets to insure that Grubb & Ellis proprietary data is accurate and the analysis provided to clients is useful and insightful.

Contact: Erin Mays, Phone: 312.698.6735, Email: erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com

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