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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Granger Cobb, one of the architects of the merger between giant seniors housing operators Brookdale Senior Living and Emeritus Corp. in 2014, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 55.

COLUMBUS, OH — Lancaster Pollard has promoted Kevin Laidlaw, currently a vice president with the firm, to its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) group

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Maxwell Group, a seniors housing operator based in Charlotte, has promoted Katie Huffstetler to the position of Chief Operating Officer.

SHENANDOAH, Texas — Luxury seniors housing developer Avanti Senior Living has hired two new hires for Avanti Senior Living at Vision Park, a new community in Shenandoah north of Houston. The community is under construction and scheduled to open in spring of 2016.

CHASKA, Minn. — The Goodman Group, a seniors housing developer and operator based near Minneapolis, has named Tim Getty its national director of sales.