(Indianapolis, Ind. - Jan. 12, 2015)  Steven W. Schnur has been promoted to Executive Vice President of the Midwest Region for Duke Realty. In his new position, Schnur will be responsible for the company's more than 66 million square feet of industrial and office properties in Chicago, Ill.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Ind., Minneapolis, Minn. and St. Louis, Mo. In addition to overseeing leasing, construction and management of Duke Realty's properties in these markets, he also will be involved in identifying acquisition and development opportunities, new land positions and prospects for build-to-suit development. Schnur also will be a member of the company's Executive, Operating and Investment Committees.

Previously, Schnur was Senior Vice President of Duke Realty Chicago Operations for nine years before assuming responsibility for the company's Minneapolis and St. Louis operations in late 2013. He joined Duke Realty in 2003 as Vice President of Leasing after serving as the Director of Real Estate for Opus North.

A Northwestern University alumnus, Schnur has a Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Studies. He is on the board of directors of the Chicago Chapter of NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties) and is a member of SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) and AIRE (Association of Industrial Real Estate).

Schnur will be based out of Duke Realty's Chicago office at 9377 West Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, Ill., 60018, His office phone is 847.232.5400.

About Duke Realty

Duke Realty owns and operates approximately 154.6 million rentable square feet of industrial and office assets, including medical office, in 22 major U.S. metropolitan areas. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is listed on the S&P MidCap 400 Index.www.dukerealty.com.

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