Local commercial real estate firm Cresa's recent acquisition of Bluechip Insights is the latest step in the firm's commitment to growing its strategy and analytics group.
Bluechip Insights' platform provides demographic insights, incentive opportunities, real-time labor intelligence and AI-powered location analysis. Tricia Trester, head of client solutions at Cresa, called it "a real game changer" for the firm.
The acquisition, which closed last week, comes on the heels of Cresa earlier this year bringing in Dave Sawdey to lead the firm's strategy and analytics team.
Formerly at Avison Young and prior to that the director of business intelligence at JLL, Sawdey will look to continue to push innovation in data-driven portfolio planning.
Sawdey expects the five-person strategy and analytics group to expand further in 2026.
"I'm happy to be part of an ongoing investment in creating a strategy and analytics business line not just with me, but with new tools and technology," he told the Chicago Business Journal.