Kennedy Development Properties

Highwoods Properties, established in 1978, is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust that has an ownership interest in more than 440 in-service office, industrial and retail properties in nine states in the Midwest, Eastern and Southeast United States. It also owns more than 800 acres of development-grade land. Highwoods also provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. Highwoods Properties has headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HIW.

In operation for more than 10 years, Empire Properties is a full-service real estate development firm that offers services for the historic preservation, revitalization and development of classic properties in Raleigh, N.C. It offers brokerage services, such as tenant and owner leasing representation, as well as seller and buyer representation for commercial properties. The firm manages more than 4 million-square-foot of office, retail and restaurant space in the city. Empire Properties has received the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance by the Raleigh City Council and the Edge Award by the Triangle Business Journal. It additionally develops traditional businesses and fitness centers.

Founded in 1988, Craig Davis Properties specializes in the acquisition, leasing, development and management of commercial real estate. The company provides services for a variety of commercial properties, such as warehouses, office buildings, retail spaces, shopping centers and industrial parks. It specializes in round-the-clock property management services for fire, power outages, elevator malfunctions and road closures. It has developed and acquired various properties, including Innovista, Venture Center, Meadowmont Village, Towne North Plaza and Raleigh Medical Center. The company s clients include IBM, ABB, GlaxoSmithKline, Bell+Howell and BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina. Craig Davis Properties maintains locations in Cary, Durham, Morrisville, Chapel Hill and Raleigh, N.C., and Hampton, Va.