Posts filed under ‘Developing Leaders’
Member Profile: Chris Weirens
Chris grew up in Cottage Grove, Minnesota and graduated from Park High School in 2000. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 2004 majoring in Urban Studies. During his last year of study he interned with the City of Newport, Minnesota and after graduating was hired on full time as the Zoning and Planning Official. (more…)
Shannon Van Gemert Receives NAIOP 2011 Developing Leaders Award
NAIOP Minnesota member Shannon Van Gemert has been named as one of the recipients of the 2011 Developing Leaders Award, presented by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
Van Gemert is a senior production analyst with CBRE Capital Markets in St. Paul and holds a Masters in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin.
Her NAIOP involvement includes chairing NAIOP Minnesota’s University Challenge Committee in addition to participating on the chapter’s Developing Leaders Committee. She also demonstrates her commitment to the growth of the industry by mentoring university students in the University of Wisconsin’s Real Estate Program. Van Gemert also volunteers her time and efforts to her community through Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Minneapolis.
NAIOP President and CEO Thomas J. Bisacquino spoke of the importance of the Developing Leaders Award, stating, “The Developing Leaders program recognizes the vital roles that the young visionaries of our industry play in commercial real estate today and encourages diversity and professional growth among these outstanding professionals who will lead commercial real estate into the future.”
Recipients of NAIOP’s Developing Leaders Award will be celebrated at Development ’11: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate, where they will benefit from unique networking opportunities and publicity surrounding the award. Development ’11, which takes place October 18-20 in Scottsdale, Ariz., features three days of industry education, information sharing and events aimed at ensuring that NAIOP members have the most up-to-date information on industry trends, best practices and business strategies to achieve success.
Congratulations Shannon!
Developing Leaders Discuss Minnesota’s Legislative Agenda with David Olson
By Ben Fazendin, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
At a recent NAIOP Developing Leader Public Policy event David Olson, president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the realistic economic challenges facing Minnesota. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has an exceptional grasp of the issues facing Minnesota businesses, as they represent over 2,300 Minnesota companies, 135 local chambers and 65 business trade associations at the Minnesota Legislature on a variety of economic issues. Before 25 Developing Leaders and NAIOP board members, Mr. Olson discussed issues such as health care reform, environmental permitting reform and education reform in the context of the State’s budgetary limitations. One example of the pressures facing the state is demonstrated by health care spending; health care costs have risen 8.5% annually while tax revenue has risen only 3.9% annually. (more…)
3 NAIOP Minnesota members win national Developing Leaders Awards
NAIOP will honor 16 commercial real estate industry professionals as winners of the association’s 2009 Developing Leaders Award. Among the winners are three NAIOP Minnesota members:
- Tony Carlson – Associate, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
- Gabriel Philibert – Associate, First Commercial Bank
- Nils Snyder – Principal, Welsh Companies
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…)
2009 Remix Event: On Capitol Hill
Written by Tony Carlson, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
Coupled with IFMA and BOMA, the NAIOP Minnesota Developing Leaders hosted the 2nd annual Remix event on June 11, 2009. Over 80 people attended the event, the goal of which is to provide a forum for networking, social interaction, and education centered around a topic relevant to IFMA, BOMA, and the NAIOP DLs. This year’s theme, “On Capitol Hill: An Overview of Salient Events in State Legislature Shaping the Future of Commercial Real Estate” was especially poignant and very well received. (more…)
The New Kid on The Block: TCF Bank Stadium (UPDATED photo gallery)
The New Kid on The Block: TCF Bank Stadium, Written by Andy Hunt, UGL Equis
(see below for more photos from the tour)
Being the new kid can get you a lot of extra attention. The same is true for the new Minnesota Golden Gophers football venue, TCF Bank Stadium. As the first stadium built in the Big 10 Conference in over 50 years, the new pride of the University of Minnesota is drawing a lot of interest. On April 30, the Developing Leaders committee from NAIOP was given the chance to tour the site as it neared completion.
