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Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) Welcomes New Members; Six Active Members and One Associate Added; Lynn Reich Awarded Lifetime Membership

CHICAGO, IL (March 5, 2010)—The Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) inducted six new members and one associate member at its February luncheon program at the Rosewood Restaurant. Active members inducted in February were: . Tim Cahill (UGL Equis) . Samuel Durkin (Grubb & Ellis Company) . Brian Gedvilas (Darwin Realty & Development Corporation) . Kurt Sarbaugh (Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.) . Robin Stolberg (Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.) . Adam Tarantur (Podolsky Northstar CORFAC International) The Associate member inducted in February was: . Village Bank & Trust In addition to these membership additions, Matt Rogatz, AIRE’s 2010 President, presented Lynn Reich, current SIOR National President and Principal, Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler, with an honorary lifetime membership. Reich has been an active member of AIRE for more than 25 years and has served the association in various capacities, including president in 1989. “Throughout her 30 year career in brokerage, Lynn has made it a priority to give back to the industry that has been her lifeblood,” Rogatz said. “We are pleased to present her with this award in recognition of the many years of service to AIRE.” Almost two years ago, in May 2008, AIRE inducted Sheldon F. “Bud” Simborg, Donald R. Petelle, R. Alan Berggren, Steven H. Podolsky, H. Charles Osweiler, James H. Swartchild, Jr., Henry E. Mawicke, Randy D. Podolsky and James B. Planey as honorary lifetime members, acknowledging their involvement in the association. In addition to the 2008 inductees, Mark Goode was inducted in 2009 as an honorary lifetime member. # # # About AIRE The Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) is the largest real estate brokerage association in Illinois. AIRE has more than 425 members including brokers, sales people and associates from related real estate firms. Its members command more than 90% of all Illinois industrial brokerage transactions. AIRE was founded in 1956 to improve communications among industrial brokers in metropolitan Chicago. The organization is dedicated to strict ethics, moral conduct, professional education, technological advances and cooperation between industrial real estate brokerage professionals and creating better results for all parties in the real estate transaction.