James Jones has been named executive vice president of operations at Grubb & Ellis Co., a real estate services and investment firm based in Santa Ana, Calif. The company said Mr. Jones will be responsible for its merger integration efforts, operations, research, and the Grubb & Ellis Affiliate Program. Mr. Jones was most recently with CB Richard Ellis, where he held the same title and was responsible for strategic planning, operations and financial management, process enhancement, and facilities. Before joining CBRE in 2004, Mr. Jones spent nine years at Gateway Corp. and Western Digital Corp. in a number of operations and marketing roles, Grubb & Ellis said.
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A 10-state coalition is asking a federal court to put a halt to the OCC's rules which pre-empt laws on banks paying interest on mortgage escrow deposits.
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