CHICAGO, Oct. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CCIM Institute announced it has named Kiernan "KC" Conway, MAI, CRE, as its chief economist. Conway is the director of research and corporate engagement at the Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) housed within the University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce. "KC Conway is a widely respected economist with extensive experience in commercial real estate investment," says 2017 CCIM Institute President Robin L. Webb, CCIM.