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Global clashes and trade wars hammered Midwestern states’ agricultural economies early this year, while a continuing boom in Southeastern states’ housing and tech jobs kept their economies humming along.

Brookfield Asset Management is expanding its industrial portfolio in the Sun Belt by about 3.6 million square feet from Stonelake Capital.

Highwoods Properties HIW shares have rallied 14.5% in the past three months compared with the industry’s rise of 5.5%. The company’s portfolio of premier office properties in high-growth Sun Belt markets is well-poised to capitalize on tenants’ growing preference for office spaces with class-apart amenities.

Charles Huff and Braylon Braxton will be back on the Sun Belt Conference center stage this week. Huff and Braxton, who as Marshall's coach and quarterback led the Thundering Herd to the SBC football title in December before departing as part of a Marshall exodus for Southern Miss, will be at SBC media days.