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Chicago & Midwest<\/a> + Office<\/a> | April 23, 2026
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PREMIER Design + Build Group<\/a> announced a key addition to its national leadership team with Audra Billmeyer joining as senior vice president, professional development. A central pillar of her work will be leading the PREMIER U program, a comprehensive education initiative ensuring that every team member is supported in advancing their personal and professional goals.<\/p>\n

Transwestern<\/a> announced the addition of Alissa Adler and John Homsher, CCIM, as managing directors in the firm’s Chicago office, further strengthening its Midwest Capital Markets group. They join an established Midwest team spanning key markets including Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Detroit and Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Henricksen<\/a>, a national full-service contract furniture dealer headquartered in Chicago, has appointed Chris Tarzon as vice president of sales for Illinois. With more than 25 years of experience in sales, business development, and commercial real estate advisory, Tarzon brings a relationship-first approach and deep expertise in navigating complex, multi-stakeholder environments.<\/p>\n

RMK Management Corp. <\/a>announced that multiple team members from four properties in its portfolio earned accolades at the 2026 Chicagoland Apartment Marketing and Management Excellence (CAMME) Awards, presented by the Chicagoland Apartment Association.<\/p>\n

Peak Construction<\/a> has promoted six employees across the East Coast and the Midwest Regions. Peak’s six promotions include: Damla Unal to project engineer II, Darshan Patel to project manager I, Tanner Bogaczyk to project manager II, Joe Bielawski to senior superintendent, Liana Kaatz to senior project Accountant I, and Kate Sinai Park to cost engineer II.<\/p>\n

Dan Wolowicz has joined Clear Height Properties<\/a> as director of culture & talent, where he will lead the company’s people strategy and human resources operations in support of its continued growth across a vertically integrated industrial real estate platform.<\/p>\n

By: Jasmine Kilman Connect CRE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chicago & Midwest + Office | April 23, 2026 PREMIER Design + Build Group announced a key addition to its national leadership team with Audra Billmeyer joining as senior vice president, professional development. A central pillar of her work will be leading the PREMIER U program, a comprehensive education initiative ensuring that every team member is supported in advancing their… <\/p>\n

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