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Commercial real estate brokers and leases

ONLINE ONLY: Download one easy file with the all five Commercial Real Estate lists published Dec. 1 2008. Included are five lists of the largest brokers and leases. This specially-priced package can be downloaded in either Excel or PDF formats.

Investment bankers

ONLINE ONLY: A directory of nearly 60 investment banking firms in the Chicago area. Published 11/06/2008.


Lists and Directories
2008 Book of Lists
This package is comprised of 35 lists as they appeared in Crain's in 2007. Addresses, phone numbers, people in charge, Web and e-mail addresses are included where available in these Excel files.
Commercial Real Estate Dealmakers Directory
The Dealmaker Directory provides contact information for key executives at more than 700 companies involved in development and commercial real estate. Included are lenders, brokers, investors, developers and more.
Crain's 500
NEW: The Crain's 500 is a Web-only list of the top public, private, women-owned, and minority-owned companies we cover based on 2007 revenue. Includes hundreds of executive, marketing and human resources contacts.
Who's Who A comprehensive list of Who's Who in the Chicago business community as determined by the Crain's editorial board. Address, phone, fax, Web site and e-mail addresses are available exclusively in the Excel download for many of the records.
Accounting Firms A list of the largest 25 accounting firms, ranked by number of local professional staff. Published Nov. 17, 2008.
Banking lists Get all three banking lists --with addresses and phone numbers -- in one specially-priced Excel package.
Banks A list of the 25 largest banks with headquarters in Illinois, ranked by assets. Published July 21, 2008.
Best Places to Work Crain's presents the Best Places to Work in Chicago. The online version of the list includes contact information and where to send your resume. See profiles, multimedia and more on our site.
Business clubs (2005) A sampling of traditional Chicago business clubs. Published Mar. 7, 2005.
Business clubs (2006) Crain's searched out the city's diverse professional and industry associations and business and social organizations for this directory. Published Jan. 16, 2006.
CFOs A list of the chief financial officers of the Chicago area's 50 largest public companies, ranked by revenue. Published Feb. 4, 2008.
Chicago-area bank results A list of the 100 top-performing Chicago-area banks, ranked by percent return on average assets. Published July 21, 2008. The Excel version includes nearly 100 additional Chicago banks and address and phone information.
CIOs A list of the chief information officers of the Chicago area's 50 largest public companies, ranked by revenue. Published Feb. 25, 2008.
Commercial Real Estate Brokers - Leasing The area's 20 largest commercial real estate brokers, based on local lease transaction amounts. Published Dec. 1, 2008.
Commercial Real Estate Brokers - Sales A list of the 20 largest commercial real estate brokers, ranked by total value of local sales transactions. Published Dec. 1, 2008.
Commercial real estate brokers and leases ONLINE ONLY: Download one easy file with the all five Commercial Real Estate lists published Dec. 1 2008. Included are five lists of the largest brokers and leases. This specially-priced package can be downloaded in either Excel or PDF formats.
Contractors A list of the 25 largest commercial building contractors ranked by 2007 Chicago-area revenue.
Conventions A list of the largest shows at McCormick Place, ranked by attendance. Published June 23, 2008.
Corporate boards ranking Crain's examined the compensation of non-executive board members at Chicago-area companies and compared it against those companies' three-year total shareholder returns to develop a ranking. See how the companies stacked-up.
Corporate Giving A directory of major Chicago-area corporate grant-giving programs. Published Aug. 20, 2007.
Crain's executives: Human Resource officers at Food companies A listing of the top Human Resources executives at area publicly-traded food industry companies.
Cultural Institutions A list of Chicago's most popular cultural attractions, ranked by attendance. Published June 23, 2008.
Executive compensation
Both of our executive compensation lists in one easy-to-download Excel package. The Fortunate 100 has details on the highest paid CEOs of publicly-traded companies in Chicago. We also list 25 non-CEOs.
Fast 50 The fastest-growing public and private companies in the Chicago area based on 4-year revenue growth. Published June 2, 2008. Read profiles and more, or read and download the entire list.
Festivals A list of the largest city festivals, ranked by attendance. Published March 26, 2007.
Fortunate 100 2008 Abbott Labs' Miles D. White tops this year's list of 100 highest-paid CEOs of Chicago-area public companies. Who else made it? Published May 26, 2008.
Foundations A directory of major Chicago-area charitable foundations. Published Aug. 20, 2007.
Health Insurers A list of the Chicago area's 20 largest health plans, ranked by total enrollment. Published Sept. 24, 2007.
Highest Paid non-CEOs 2008 The 100 highest-paid non-CEOs of Chicago-area public companies. Published May 26, 2008.
Highest Paid Non-profit employees A ranking of the 15 highest-paid employees at area non-profits. Published August 18, 2008.
Highest paid non-profit executives A ranking of the 25 highest-paid executives at area non-profits. Published August 18, 2008.
Homebuilders A list of the area's largest homebuilders, ranked by local revenue. Published March 10, 2008.
Hospitals A list of the 25 largest hospitals in the Chicago area ranked by net patient revenues. Published April 7, 2008.
Hotels A list of the area's largest hotels, ranked by number of guest rooms. Published June 23, 2008.
Industrial leases A list of the area's 25 largest industrial real estate leases, ranked by square footage. Published Dec. 1, 2008.
Insurance brokers A list of the 20 largest commercial insurance brokers in Chicago. Published 05/22/2006.
Investment bankers ONLINE ONLY: A directory of nearly 60 investment banking firms in the Chicago area. Published 11/06/2008.
IT Consultants A list of 25 local consulting firms ranked by number of full-time consultants. Published 02/27/2006.
Law Firms Chicago's 25 largest, ranked by number of attorneys practicing locally. Published 9/22/2008.
Leases in the Chicago office market The 10 largest office leases in Chicago. Published 12/01/2008.
Leases in the Suburban market The 10 largest office leases in the suburban market. Published Dec. 1, 2008.
Luxury Automobiles The most popular luxury and ultra-high-end cars in the Chicago area by zip code and income range. Do women and men prefer different cars? We'll tell you. Published 2/05/2007.
MBA Program Directory A directory of 28 Chicago-area MBA programs including tuition costs, student enrollment demographics and more. Published March 24, 2008. See also our 2007 ranking of Chicago's best MBA programs in Chicago.
MBA Ranking Crain's 2nd annual MBA ranking scores the b-schools and the executive MBA programs in Chicago.
Mergers and Acquisitions 2007's largest deals involving Illinois companies, ranked by reported deal value. Published 1/21/2008.
Minority Owned The area's largest firms that are at least 51% owned and controlled by a minority, ranked by revenues. Published 11/24/08.
Money Managers The area's 25 largest, ranked by total assets managed. Published 08/27/2007.
Performing arts The largest performing arts venues, ranked by 2006 attendance. This list is only available online.
Privately Held Crain's exclusive ranking of the largest privately-held companies in Chicago, based on revenue. This year's list includes 338 companies including more than 50 new firms. Published 04/28/2008.
Property Management Firms The 25 largest property managers in the ranked by total office, retail and industrial square footage under management in the Chicago area. Published March 17, 2008.
Publicly-traded companies A comprehensive list of more than 160 publicly traded companies based in the Chicago area. Published 5/19/2008.
SBA Lenders The area's 25 largest SBA lenders, ranked by amount loaned locally. Published 11/10/2008.
Sightseeing The Chicago area's most popular sightseeing attractions, ranked by attendance. Published June 23, 2008.
Sports franchises A list of Chicago's professional sports franchises, ranked by 2006 attendance. Also: Take a tour of the Sweetest Suites with Crain's. Published 07/30/2007.
Thrifts A list of the 25 largest thrifts in Chicago, ranked by assets. Published July 21, 2008.
Venture Capital Firms A directory of Chicago-area venture capital and private equity firms. Published online exclusively, Nov. 17, 2007.
Verdicts and Settlements A look at 10 of the most prominent or interesting Illinois verdicts and settlements during 2007. Published 2/18/2008.
Web Developer Directory An alphabetical list of Chicago-area Web developers having five or more consultants working locally. The HTML and Excel versions of this list are updated quarterly online.
Women-owned businesses The Chicago area's 25 largest firms owned by women, ranked by revenues. Published 10/06/2008.
 

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