Sunstar among Edie winners

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Economic Development Association on Wednesday announced SunStar Americas in Schaumburg is among the five winners of the annual Economic Development in Illinois Awards, known as the Edies. Sunstar Americas used $55 million in private investment and $3.5 million in public investment to build a new manufacturing facility and North American headquarters in Schaumburg. This project created nearly 250 construction jobs and added 30 jobs to the headquarters’ 300 jobs moved from Sunstar’s previous Chicago location. Other winners were Invenergy LLC in Nelson, America’s Central Port in Granite City and Method Products and Metro Chicago Exports, both in Chicago.

Firm sees market growth

ELK GROVE VILLAGE — Brown Commercial Group in Elk Grove Village brokered 32 office and industrial transactions during the first quarter of 2016, highlighting an active quarter for Chicago’s suburban market. The transactions were spread from Wheeling, Northbrook and Elgin on the north and northwest to Elk Grove Village in the O’Hare market and St. Charles, Bartlett, Carol Stream and Lombard in the western suburbs. Some of the larger deals included the sale of 1155 Bowes Road., a 34,400-square-foot building, in Elgin; the sale of a 9-unit building at 1820 Production Drive, St. Charles and Bill’s Plumbing’s purchase of a new location at 1855 Holste Road in Northbrook.

Champion awarded contract

LAKE ZURICH — Champion Healthcare Technologies of Lake Zurich has been awarded a group purchasing contract by Premier Inc. for unique device management solutions. The three-year agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms prenegotiated by Premier for Champion’s medical device management system, UDITracker. The deal represents the nation’s first GPO contract around unique device identifiers. Champion’s solution allows automated tracking and managing of medical devices from arrival at the hospital to use in patient care and beyond and takes advantage of the Food and Drug Administration’s UDI initiative. Over the past two years, all implantable devices have started carrying bar codes with a device identifier, which is a reference number/product code that attaches to a description of the manufacturer and a production identifier, which has a unique lot number, serial number and expiration date. UDITracker keeps track of all this data and flags expired devices, while facilitating instant location of recalled devices.

Naperville apartments acquired

NAPERVILLE — Lowe Enterprises Investors, in joint venture with an investment client, acquired the 210-unit Fairways of Naperville apartment for an undisclosed amount. The 17-acre property at 970 Fairway Drive, Naperville, includes 13 two-story residential buildings, as well as a clubhouse, fitness center and on-site leasing office. About $4 million will be invested to improve the property, including adding a dog park and barbecue grills as well as updating the existing facilities. They also will refresh the landscaping and building exteriors. Unit interiors will be transformed in a contemporary design scheme and color with new carpet and flooring, new appliances, upgraded kitchen and bathroom cabinets and countertops, new doors, fixtures and paint.