The Nareit Developments section on reit.com provides updates of Nareit's activities and key events impacting the REIT and commercial real estate industry. Nareit is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets.
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) visited Simon Property Group's Osage Beach Premium Outlets located in Osage Beach, Missouri, and toured the property with General Manager Jason Green. Located near Missouri's largest lake, the Lake of the Ozarks, the Center offers shoppers 110 outlets stores and is currently undergoing a major development project to replace the original roofs on each of the center's buildings.
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) visited a wireless tower site located near Butler, Pennsylvania, that is owned and operated by Crown Castle, a leading provider of wireless communication services across the nation. Crown Castle owns nearly one hundred wireless cell towers in Kelly's district..jpg)
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) (third from right) and Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) (left) met with a group of NAREIT members to discuss the state of the REIT industry and the business and political climate in Colorado. 
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), center, visited the Park Plaza mall in Little Rock, AR and was briefed on the mall’s recent developments. The mall, owned and operated by CBL & Associates, is a major economic engine for the downtown community of Little Rock.