Archive for August, 2009
NAIOP Member Noel Labine to perform in Minneapolis on September 12th
Noel LaBine will join other storytellers on September 12th as part of the Cheap Theater’s “Imitation” evening. Following the theme, participants will be telling tales resembling imitation. In other words, they will be spinning a yarn with a spin on imitation. Other performers include Nanci Olsen, Wonder Dave, Erica Christ, Richard Rousseau and Tom Cassidy.
Noel promises to tell a tale of a man nicknamed “Buffalo Bill,” who may have looked like the original character of Wild West fame, but who had an entirely different story.
Noel Labine is Executive Director of the Wright County Economic Development Partnership and has been an active member of NAIOP Minnesota since 2004.
Event details:
September 12, 7:00 pm
Cheap Theater Storytelling Evening
Black Forest Inn’s Festsaal Banquet Space
9 East 26th St., Minneapolis, MN 55404
Contact Erica Christa at 612-870-6583 for more information or to make reservations.
DL Politics and Parfaits event unlocked secrets to legislative involvement for career success
By Katie Kieffer, DL Committee Chair
Politics isn’t just for geeks and political junkies – it’s for normal people who want to have a say in the issues that impact them and their customers. Politicians are particularly tuned in to young people, and there are multiple tools that make it easy for DLs to contact their elected officials. These are a few of the lessons the DLs learned during our inaugural DL Politics and Parfaits breakfast panel featuring:
Jean Kane: President and Chief Operating Officer of Welsh Companies. Jean is a Past President of NAIOP Minnesota and currently serves as the Vice Chair of Government Affairs for NAIOP Corporate.
Pat Mascia: Senior Vice President for Duke Realty. Pat is NAIOP Minnesota’s 2009 Public Policy Committee Chair.
Julie Perrus: Associate with the law firm of Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren. She is a member of the firm’s Government Relations and Land Use & Real Estate practice groups. She is Co-Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council Mississippi Headwaters Chapter and provides pro bono lobbying services to the organization. (more…)
Adolfson & Peterson Works Two Million Consecutive Man Hours with No Lost Time Accidents
Adolfson & Peterson Construction’s (A&P) Midwest region recently surpassed a major construction milestone, working more than two million hours with no lost time accidents.
A&P’s regional safety success closely follows the company’s corporate achievement of working more than three million hours with no lost time accidents and supports its national goal to reach five million hours. (more…)
Brownfield Grant Application Tips
By Tim Lenway, Braun Intertec
It was standing room only at the Brownfield grant workshop on August 18th at the Eagan Municipal Center. The Brownfield workshops are bi-annual events that provide information and program updates to developers, consultants and city representatives who are interested in applying for public funding to investigate or cleanup contaminated properties. (more…)
Audio: “Real Estate is the Cocaine of Bankers”
The Excelsior Group’s Principal Kim Culp on exposure of 7,000 second-tier banks to commercial real estate. (:52) source: Aug 11, 2009 NAIOP Minnesota program
Audio: “Going Ugly Early” with Distressed Properties
Colliers Turley Martin Tucker’s Mark Reiling on distressed properties. (1:30) source: Aug 11 NAIOP Minnesota program
Audio: “We’ll lose a couple thousand banks.”
The Excelsior Group’s Kim Culp answering Colliers Turley Martin Tucker’s Mark Reiling’s question on how many banks will be lost. (1:14) source: Aug 11 NAIOP Minnesota program
Foreclosures! The Process, The Pitfalls, The Opportunities Program Recap
Written by Andy Hunt, UGL Equis
“Welcome to the Real Estate Industry’s version of Cash For Clunkers,” stated moderator Mark Reiling of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, as he opened the latest NAIOP breakfast program on August 11. Held at the Bloomington Sheraton hotel, NAIOP membership spent the morning learning about the world of foreclosures – a timely topic for many in the real estate industry. (more…)
Weathering the Storm
Submitted by NAIOP Minnesota President Lisa Dongoske, Northmarq
What are people doing during these tough times to keep their skills sharp and their morale up?
