Grubb & Ellis Company Names Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham Affiliate of the Year

SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham has been named Affiliate of the Year for 2009.  Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham serves as the company's affiliate throughout the Triangle region of North Carolina.

The award is presented annually to the affiliate that ranks highest in all the areas measured, including quality of service, utilization of systems, tools and processes and participation in all other aspects of the affiliate program.  

"As one of the first companies to join the Grubb & Ellis Affiliate Program more than 12 years ago, Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham is a prime example of why our affiliate program is so successful," said Jim Jones, executive vice president, chief operating officer, Real Estate Services.  "Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham's market performance, capabilities and dedication to superior client service support Grubb & Ellis' ability to offer a full spectrum of real estate services on a multi-market basis, which is the core mission of Grubb & Ellis' Affiliate Program."

A Grubb & Ellis affiliate since 1997 and the second-largest commercial real estate company in the Triangle region, Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham has offices in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.  The company offers a full range of commercial real estate services through a team of 65 brokers, staff and property management professionals.  

The company's most notable accomplishments include being recognized by the Triangle Business Journal in 2008 and 2009 as one of the area's 50 fastest-growing, privately held companies in its Fast 50 Awards, being named one of the Top 100 small businesses in North Carolina by Business Leader Magazine in 2009 and winning the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Pinnacle Business Award, which recognizes the area's leading entrepreneurial firms, in 2006.

"We are honored to be recognized as Grubb & Ellis' top affiliate for 2009," said John Linderman Jr., president and chief operating officer of Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham.  "The resources, brand awareness, platform and national relationships provided through our affiliation with Grubb & Ellis greatly enhance our ability to provide our clients with a truly outstanding level of service."

In recognition of this special designation, Rex Thomas, chairman and chief executive officer of Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, accepted the award at the 2010 Grubb & Ellis National Meeting last month.

The Grubb & Ellis Affiliate Program was created to better serve the multi-market needs of the company's clients by forming long-term partnerships with top-ranked independent real estate services firms in key secondary and tertiary markets across the country.  Each affiliate, selected on the basis of client track record, professional reputation and local market expertise, undergoes a rigorous orientation program to ensure the firm conforms to stringent reporting and referral standards and conducts business in the same manner as Grubb & Ellis offices.  Grubb & Ellis has 42 affiliate offices serving 65 markets throughout the United States.

Sharing resources that include technology, marketing support, research and national account management, the company's offices and affiliates together provide Grubb & Ellis clients with seamless service globally.

About Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham

Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham is a full-service commercial real estate company with offices in Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina. As locally owned and operated affiliate of Grubb & Ellis, the Company specializes in serving the Triangle region and areas east to the North Carolina Coast, providing market presence and exclusive coverage for Grubb & Ellis in these markets.  For more information, visit www.tlgcre.com.

About Grubb & Ellis

Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world.  Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors.  The firm's transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise.  Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, mutual funds and other real estate investment funds.  For more information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.

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