CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 24 -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the "Company" or "Hyatt") (NYSE: H) today disclosed it has executed an exclusivity agreement with Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. ("Playa") (NASDAQ: PLYA) under which Playa has agreed to negotiate exclusively with Hyatt regarding potential strategic alternatives, which may include the acquisition of Playa by Hyatt. Mark S. Hoplamazian, President and more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage for employees of certain federal contractors. In April 2021, President Biden issued an executive order increasing the minimum wage for these workers to $15 and directing the U.S. Department of Labor to implement more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 24 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Increase Arrives with Holidays; IDPH urges Illinoisans to use Proven Tools to Protect those who are Vulnerable to Severe Outcomes * * * CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the state's overall respiratory illness level has moved up from Low to Moderate, meaning that Illinoisans face an increased chance of exposure to seasonal illnesses as families ar more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 24 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitated senior financing for first all-electric skyscraper in NYC * * * NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $290 million recapitalization financing for 505 State Street, a premier 440-unit residential tower in Downtown Brooklyn, New York, and the first all-electric carbon neutral sky more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 24 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the sales efforts of 25892-25902 Towne Centre Dr. in South Orange County * * * ORANGE COUNTY, CA, Dec. 23, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of 25892-25902 Towne Centre Dr., a 310,067-square-foot Class A industrial asset located in Lake Forest, California. Constructed in 1997, this rear-load facility offers a 3 more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 24 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets facilitates the sale of Cobb Place shopping center in Kennesaw, Georgia * * * ATLANTA, Dec. 23, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the $63.5 million sale of Cobb Place, a 335,190-square-foot shopping center in Kennesaw, Georgia. JLL represented the seller, Wicker Park Capital Management. The buyer was Sha more PR