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Philadelphia Taps Hughes for Green Post
May 15, 2008
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Mark Hughes will become the city's sustainability director.
Barneys CEO Officially Resigns
May 15, 2008
Following several rumors and reports of the resignation of its CEO, Barneys New York has officially announced that Howard Socol, chairman, president and CEO of the company, has resigned.
Busy Few Days for ProLogis with Development, Acquisition, Hiring News
May 14, 2008
The week is only half done and already ProLogis has announced plans for a 220,000-square-foot build-to-suit in Hungary, the purchase of 83 acres in Virginia, and the appointment of a new global executive.
Roost Appoints Izzo as Chief Marketing Officer
May 14, 2008
Roost has appointed Drew Izzo as chief marketing officer.
Seven-Person East Coast Retail Team Joins HFF
May 13, 2008
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. has announced that a team of seven capital markets professionals and analysts will join the firm.
Transwestern's Atlanta Office Adds Retail Expertise
May 13, 2008
Transwestern’s Atlanta office has announced that Patrick Arnold and Spencer Bomar have joined the firm to bring a retail brokerage component to Transwestern’s Atlanta operation and expand the company’s overall retail coverage into other Southeastern markets.
Billion-Dollar Sales Team Moves Up at Flamingo South Beach
May 13, 2008
Miami-area real estate hotshots Eddy Martinez and Roland Ortiz, who recently established full-service real estate brokerage firm Worldwide Development Services, have been promoted to sales directors at the Flamingo South Beach condominium property.
N3 Launches Big Box Initiative
May 07, 2008
N3 Real Estate has announced its entry into the big box development field.
GE Real Estate Names Brodsky Regional Sustainability Leader for North America Equity
May 07, 2008
GE Real Estate has announced that Stuart Brodsky has been named regional sustainability leader for its North America equity unit.
Phillips Adds Two Members to Property Management Division
May 06, 2008
Phillips Development & Realty L.L.C. added two team members, Terry Callahan and Amy Jacobs, to its new property management division.
Murphy Tapped as CBRE Vice Chairman
May 06, 2008
Patrick Murphy, a 27-year commercial real estate veteran, has been promoted to vice chairman at CB Richard Ellis Inc.
Colliers Meredith Announces Promotions
May 06, 2008
Colliers Meredith & Grew today announced the appointment of two new shareholders in the firm.
United Rentals Taps DeWitt as VP, CIO
May 05, 2008
United Rentals Inc. today announced that Kenneth DeWitt has been appointed vice president and chief information officer, effective immediately.
Betts Joins Thompson National as CIO, President
May 05, 2008
Thompson National Properties L.L.C. said today that Darrell Betts has joined the company as chief investment officer and president
UGL Taps Evenson as SVP, Managing Director
May 02, 2008
Mark Evenson has joined UGL Equis as senior vice president and managing director of the company’s Minneapolis office.
Hunsaker Joins Grubb & Ellis as EVP, Business Development
May 02, 2008
Grubb & Ellis Co., said today that Brett Hunsaker has joined the company as executive vice president of business development, effective immediately.
Calkain Appoints New EVP
May 01, 2008
David Sobelman has been named executive vice president of Calkain Cos. Inc.
PRO Group Board Elects Synnott President, CEO
May 01, 2008
Denver-based the PRO Group Inc. board of directors elected Steve Synnott the firm's president and chief.
Elkins Joins Hughes Watters Askanase as Special Counsel
May 01, 2008
Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. said today that Randy Elkins has joined the Houston-based law firm as special counsel to the real estate and finance practice group.
Grubb & Ellis Promotes VP
April 30, 2008
Grubb & Ellis Co. announced today that David Ghermezian, an investment properties specialist with the West Los Angeles office, has been promoted to senior vice president.
Delaware North Names Houser VP of Facilities
April 30, 2008
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Delaware North Cos. has promoted Jim Houser to the new position of vice president of facilities.
Willbanks Joins McGuire Real Estate as Realtor Associate
April 30, 2008
McGuire Real Estate appointment Wendy Willbanks to Realtor® associate in its San Francisco office at 2001 Lombard Street.
Sperry Van Ness Chicago Completes Merger with Fisher, Sears and Associates
April 30, 2008
Sperry Van Ness Chicago announced the firm's merger with Fisher/Sears and Associates Inc., which will serve as the exclusive multi-family sales division for the company.
Financial Industry Promotes Graham to President
April 30, 2008
Dallas-based Financial Industry Computer Systems Inc. has promoted vice president of operations, Susan Graham, to president.
Grosso Joins VHT
April 30, 2008
VHT announced the appointment of Vinnie Grosso to develop and expand the company's content distribution capabilities with video on demand, streaming media, internet TV, social network and print partners.
 

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Engaging Your Employees Essential
May 09, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Long gone are the days where the executive leadership of a company can remain sequestered in their offices with an internal focus on hard metrics. It is the soft metrics of customer centricity...

The Name Game: Part 3
May 02, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --This is the third and final piece in this series on naming. The first column dealt with how to select a naming firm, the second one addressed the components that go into creating...

The Name Game, Part 2
April 25, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --This week's column is part two in a three part series on naming. Last week's column contained advice on how to select a naming firm and today I'll address the elements that go...

The Name Game: Part 1
April 18, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --The disciplines of branding and corporate identity have long been personal passions of mine, and nothing within this genre holds greater fascination for me than the practice of corporate naming. This column is...

Knowledge Is Power
April 11, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --The ability of an executive to sort out who, what, why, when, where, and how while contemplating how decisions are made will largely determine the qualitative outcome of said eventual decisions. Even though...