Aquascape a ‘healthiest’ firm

ST. CHARLES — Aquascape Inc has been recognized as one of the Healthiest Companies in America by Interactive Health, a national leader known for its personalized wellness solutions. Aquascape is one of 156 companies across the country being recognized for helping employees make significant and sometimes lifesaving changes to improve their health. It is the second year Aquascape has won the award. With the help of strategic and flexible wellness initiatives, the Healthiest Companies in America recipients have achieved participation rates in excess of 70 percent and a low-risk health score for their total population, based on rigorous and clinically sound health evaluations. Aquascape provides numerous options for employees to improve fitness including an on-site fitness facility, access to personal training services, a spa area, and more.

Investor buys RE/MAX office

ELMHURST — RE/MAX Northern Illinois said the RE/MAX 1st franchise in Elmhurst has been acquired by real estate broker and investor Surinder Chandi of Toronto, Canada. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. After working with both commercial and residential real estate in the Toronto area for two decades, Chandi began investing in Chicago-area real estate in 2014 and now divides his time between the two cities. In Illinois, he has purchased, renovated and sold approximately 25 homes in the Chicago suburbs from Country Club Hills north to Park Ridge. Initial plans call for the new office to be 2,500 square feet, but “we’ll also retain some expansion space in the building,” he said. “We have 13 brokers now, but I’m confident we’ll add to that substantially once the new space is ready if not sooner.”

Unison earns supplier award

OAK BROOK — Unyson, the logistics division of Hub Group Inc., has received the Premier Supplier Award for 2017 from TrinityRail. TrinityRail grades suppliers on their performance in business reviews, with Unyson being selected for its ability to lower costs and generate savings through creative solutions. “Unyson brings innovation and value-added solutions to our railcar manufacturing facilities. We are proud to recognize them as a TrinityRail Premier Supplier for 2017,” said TrinityRail Group President Steve Menzies. Brian Alexander, executive vice president of Unyson, noted the company has received the award for second year in a row. “We strive to provide excellent service every day to every customer and it’s gratifying to be acknowledged by such an accomplished leader in the industry,” he added.

Firm buys downtown property

HIGHLAND PARK — Dallas, Texas-based Tabani Group has purchased Renaissance Place, an apartment/retail mix property at 1849 Green Bay Road in downtown Highland Park. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. Tabani Group plans to revitalize the property and has applied to amend the planned unit development zoning that limits uses in most commercial tenant spaces to “retail.” The owner is requesting to broaden the definition to include all the land uses currently permitted on the ground floor of other commercial buildings in the Central Business zoning district, which could include personal training facilities and Pilates or yoga studios.