C. Marshall Kibler Named Vice President of SIOR- Carolina’s Chapter

November 11, 2008

COLUMBIA, SC – November 11, 2008 – Grubb & Ellis | Wilson Kibler, one of the leading providers of integrated real estate services, is pleased announce that C. Marshall Kibler, CCIM, SIOR, has been named Vice President of the Carolina’s Chapter of the Society of Office and Industrial Realtors®, SIOR.

A Columbia, SC native and graduate of the University of South Carolina, Marshall, along with Jeremy G. Wilson, founded Wilson Kibler in 1987, and quickly grew it into one of the largest real estate service companies in South Carolina. Wilson Kibler is a full-service commercial real estate company based in Columbia, South Carolina, and provides a broad range of commercial real estate services, throughout the Midlands Region to the Coastal Area of South Carolina including tenant and buyer representation, project leasing, acquisition and disposition property management, development and consultation.

In January of 2001, the company affiliated with Grubb & Ellis, one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate firms, thereby combining our well-earned reputation of strong local business relationships and market knowledge with its national strength without compromising our entrepreneurial style of business.

In 2004, Grubb & Ellis | Wilson Kibler opened its second office in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This office serves the entire Pee Dee region of South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina. The Myrtle Beach Office is one of the few in the Grand Strand that offer a full service, national commercial platform to the market.

In December, 2004, Wilson Kibler created a new division, Southeast Land and Timber to focus on recreational and timber land tracts across the Southeast from South Carolina to North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. This group has experience ranging from institutional investment in pine plantations for income and long term hold to acquiring and disposing of rural acreage for recreational use.

SIOR is the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. With more than 3,200 members in more than 590 cities in 23 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists. The Carolinas Chapter of SIOR is made up of 123 members representing the leading real estate professionals in the states of North & South Carolina.


About Grubb & Ellis

Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market
expertise.

Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges, public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of December 31, 2007, nearly $3 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 216 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation’s Vendor of the Year.

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About Grubb & Ellis | Wilson Kibler
Grubb & Ellis | Wilson Kibler is a full-service commercial real estate company based in Columbia, South Carolina. Our firm provides a broad range of commercial real estate services, throughout the Midlands Region to the Coastal Area of South Carolina including tenant and buyer representation, project leasing, acquisition and disposition property management, development and consultation. Each of these services is staffed by highly regarded professionals focused on providing value for our clients throughout all phases of our assignments. Our professionals hold prestigious designations including Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), Certified Property Manager (CPM) and Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).

For more information regarding Wilson | Kibler, Inc., please visit www.wilsonkibler.com.