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Company History
Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham’s roots date back to 1978 when Highwoods Properties was founded. J. Rex Thomas, CPM, SIOR, Chairman and CEO of Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, was a partner at Highwoods Properties and helped to take the company public as a Real Estate Investment Trust in 1996. He then purchased its third-party services business, forming Thomas Commercial Inc. John B. Linderman, Jr., SIOR, President of Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, founded Vector Properties in 1994. In 1997, the company was among the first in the nation to join the Grubb & Ellis affiliate program, becoming Grubb & Ellis|Vector. In 2000, Rex and John joined forces to form Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman. The late Frank H. Kenan created Graham Associates, Ltd. in 1993 in order to manage his commercial real estate portfolio. Jack Graham, Executive Vice President of Operations for Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham, joined Graham Associates in 1996, bringing to the company an extensive background in both real estate and banking. Initially a Kenan-based enterprise, Graham Associates grew to include a full range of commercial real estate services for a variety of clients. As with most relationships that the principals at Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham have cultivated, the one between Rex, John and Jack spans years. Their collaboration began in the late 1990s. Graham Associates was instrumental in the development of One Park Drive in Research Triangle Park, and Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman, then Thomas Commercial, was brought in to serve as leasing agent. It was immediately clear that the companies were driven by a shared philosophy and that further developing the relationship would be mutually beneficial. The process of bringing the two companies together began in mid-2003, and a merger was completed in early 2005, forming Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham.
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