Proposed downtown office buildings off to mixed starts (BizJournals)
THEN Date: March 14, 2008 Headline: ‘Downtown office towers jump off starting block in tandem’

2008: The year that wasn’t in commercial real estate (BizJournals)
In many ways, 2008 was the year that wasn’t in the Louisville commercial real estate market.

Vacancies in office buildings rise faster (Seattle Times)
Every major city in the U.S. is seeing office-building vacancies top 10 percent, creating another big problem for already hurting lenders.

More empty office space bodes poorly for banks (Pioneer Press)
Vacancy rates in office buildings exceed 10 percent in virtually every major city in the country and are rising rapidly, a sign of economic distress that could lead to yet another wave of problems for troubled lenders.

City Council Candidate Said He Believes VW Plant Won't Happen (The Chattanoogan)
A City Council said Monday he believes the proposed $1 billion Volkswagen plant at the Enterprise South industrial park won't happen. Dr. Clifford Eberhardt said, "When you look at all the indicators, I don't think it is going to be built."

West Valley park becomes shrine to 2 slain boys (The Arizona Republic)
Jesse Ramirez, 7, and Edwin Pellecier, 10, died in the hospital after being beaten to death at a park inside a housing development at 91st Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road.

U.K. Commercial Property Index Fell Most on Record in 2008 (Bloomberg)
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. commercial property companies recorded their worst year in 2008 as real estate values plummeted in the global credit crisis.

Grubb & Ellis Predicts a Challenging 2009 for Commercial Real Estate as Economy Weathers Recession (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Grubb & Ellis Company , a leading real estate services and investment firm, today released its 2009 Global Real Estate Forecast, which indicates that 2009 will be a challenging year for commercial real estate with the economy starting the year 13 months into what may become the longest recession since the 1930s.

U.S. commercial property in a downward spiral (International Herald Tribune)
With job cuts rampant and businesses retrenching, more empty office space is expected from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles in the coming year.