Corporate View: Users’ Strategies for Today’s Market
Dec. 02, 2008
CPN and CoreNet Global joined together once again to lead a discussion among corporate real estate executives and their service providers during the November 2008 CoreNet Global Summit in Orlando. This audiocast offers excerpts from the conversation about opportunities, challenges and strategies for a difficult economy. Prentice Knight, CEO of CoreNet Global, and Suzann D. Silverman, editor-in-chief of CPN, co-moderated the roundtable. Participants included Barry Varcoe, director of group property for The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc and the chair-elect of CoreNet Global; Mark Gorman, leader of global real estate for Nortel; Ed Noha, managing director for Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.; and Bruce Ficke, executive vice president of client solutions for Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
Hotel Business Strategies, Part II: Evolving Amenities
July 01, 2008
CPN’s sixth annual Hotel Leaders Roundtable brought together eight executives from different parts of the lodging sector to discuss current performance issues, concerns and opportunities. This second audiocast in a two-part series examines the newest amenities and those that are becoming obsolete. CPN editor-in-chief Suzann D. Silverman and hotel editor Eugene Gilligan co-moderated the conversation among Bob Eaton, executive managing director of PKF Capital Inc.; Patrick Ford, president of Lodging Econometrics Inc.; Bjorn Hanson, partner in the hospitality and leisure practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.; James Merkel, managing director of Rockbridge Capital L.L.C.; Steve Mogck, executive vice president of Carlson Hotels Worldwide; Matthew Sparks, senior vice president of global development for the Americas & Asia at Fairmont-Raffles Hotels International; Russell Urban, senior vice president of HEI Hotels & Resorts; and Dave Weymer, managing principal for Noble Investment Group.
Hotel Business Strategies, Part I: Performance in a Tough Economy
June 30, 2008
CPN’s sixth annual Hotel Leaders Roundtable brought together eight executives from different parts of the lodging sector to discuss current performance issues, concerns and opportunities. This first audiocast in a two-part series addresses the impacts of the current economy on the sector’s performance. CPN editor-in-chief Suzann D. Silverman and hotel editor Eugene Gilligan co-moderated the conversation among Bob Eaton, executive managing director of PKF Capital Inc.; Patrick Ford, president of Lodging Econometrics Inc.; Bjorn Hanson, partner in the hospitality and leisure practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.; James Merkel, managing director of Rockbridge Capital L.L.C.; Steve Mogck, executive vice president of Carlson Hotels Worldwide; Matthew Sparks, senior vice president of global development for the Americas & Asia at Fairmont-Raffles Hotels International; Russell Urban, senior vice president of HEI Hotels & Resorts; and Dave Weymer, managing principal for Noble Investment Group.
Corporate Real Estate Strategies, Part I: Where to Find Opportunities in a Tough Economy
June 10, 2008
CPN and CoreNet Global brought together a group of leading executives representing corporations, their service providers and the economic development sector during the May 2008 CoreNet Global Summit in San Diego to discuss three currently paramount issues: the difficult economy, the war for talent and sustainability. This audiocast addresses challenges and opportunities for the corporate real estate sector in the current tough economy. Prentice Knight, CEO of CoreNet Global and Eugene Gilligan, senior editor of CPN, co-moderated the conversation among David Harris, senior vice president of workplace resources for Sun Microsystems Inc. & chairman of CoreNet Global; Mark Tamburro, vice president of workplace resources for Nokia & chairman-elect of CoreNet Global; Richard Bertasi, vice president of global real estate & facilities management for the EMEA region for Johnson Controls; Karen Ellzey, executive managing director of global corporate services at CB Richard Ellis Inc.; Mary Jane Olhasso, director of economic development for the city of Ontario, California; and Mike Zamora, senior manager of the Asia & Pacific regions for Cisco Systems Inc.
Corporate Real Estate Strategies, Part II: How to Win the War for Talent
June 10, 2008
CPN and CoreNet Global brought together a group of leading executives representing corporations, their service providers and the economic development sector during the May 2008 CoreNet Global Summit in San Diego to discuss three currently paramount issues: the difficult economy, the war for talent and sustainability. This audiocast examines where the corporate real estate sector is going to find the right kind of talent to craft today’s strategies. Prentice Knight, CEO of CoreNet Global and Eugene Gilligan, senior editor of CPN, co-moderated the conversation among David Harris, senior vice president of workplace resources for Sun Microsystems Inc. & chairman of CoreNet Global; Mark Tamburro, vice president of workplace resources for Nokia & chairman-elect of CoreNet Global; Richard Bertasi, vice president of global real estate & facilities management for the EMEA region for Johnson Controls; Karen Ellzey, executive managing director of global corporate services at CB Richard Ellis Inc.; Mary Jane Olhasso, director of economic development for the city of Ontario, California; and Mike Zamora, senior manager of the Asia & Pacific regions for Cisco Systems Inc.
Corporate Real Estate Strategies, Part III: Next Steps in Going Green
June 10, 2008
CPN and CoreNet Global brought together a group of leading executives representing corporations, their service providers and the economic development sector during the May 2008 CoreNet Global Summit in San Diego to discuss three currently paramount issues: the difficult economy, the war for talent and sustainability. This audiocast examines corporate leaders’ latest steps in the drive toward greater sustainability. Prentice Knight, CEO of CoreNet Global and Eugene Gilligan, senior editor of CPN, co-moderated the conversation among David Harris, senior vice president of workplace resources for Sun Microsystems Inc. & chairman of CoreNet Global; Mark Tamburro, vice president of workplace resources for Nokia & chairman-elect of CoreNet Global; Richard Bertasi, vice president of global real estate & facilities management for the EMEA region for Johnson Controls; Karen Ellzey, executive managing director of global corporate services at CB Richard Ellis Inc.; Mary Jane Olhasso, director of economic development for the city of Ontario, California; and Mike Zamora, senior manager of the Asia & Pacific regions for Cisco Systems Inc.
REal Talk with Adam Perrotta-Wednesday December 03, 2008 A couple of troubled firms got some welcome news today. Industrial giant ProLogis netted some $200 million in financing, and Morgan Stanley upping its stake in debt-plagued General Growth Properties.The General Growth deal might simply be a case of the...
Fed Says it Still Has Arrows in its Quiver December 02, 2008 By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor -- The Federal Reserve has acknowledged that the recession won't be over anytime soon by extending a number of temporary programs designed to deal with the credit freeze and generally unstable financial markets. These programs...
ProLogis Closes $105M Refi, Extension of Global Line of Credit December 02, 2008 By Gail Kalinoski, Contributing Editor-- Just weeks after promising to do all it could to refinance or renegotiate maturing debt, ProLogis has closed on a $105.8 million financing of a Chinese tranche in its global line of credit. ProLogis, the...
San Fran Approves $2B Housing, Stadium Plan December 02, 2008 By Elena Gontar, Staff Writer-- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution endorsing the funding plan for the redevelopment of Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard, which will entail the construction of 10,500 new homes, retail, office,...
China's Tallest Tower Breaks Ground in Shanghai December 02, 2008 By Elena Gontar, Staff Writer -- Ground has broken on Shanghai Tower, planned to be China's tallest building at 2,074 feet high. The project, being developed by Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co. and designed by Gensler, is slated for...
Management Matters with Mike Myatt: The Next Domino to Fall December 04, 2008 By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --The next domino in the economic downturn is already starting to fall. The more layers of the onion we peel back on the chaos in the capital markets, the worse the news seems...
Management Matters with Mike Myatt; Web 3.0 November 20, 2008 By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --As quickly as Web 2.0 arrived, it is being overcome by the next generation of digital applications and toolsets. Moreover, the need for broader understanding as to how to implement a more sophisticated...
Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Teach Them to Fish November 14, 2008 By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Do you feed your employees, or do you teach them how to fish? Do you like to swoop in and save the day? Do you see yourself as the white knight that can...
Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Good Employees Are Not Expendable November 07, 2008 By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Good employees are not expendable. As a CEO running a company during tough economic times, if your strategy to survive the economic downturn is to implement a slash and burn approach to cost...
Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Surviving the Economic Downturn October 17, 2008 By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --As odd as it may sound, if you want to survive the economic downturn, increase your marketing expenditures. If you're the short-sighted CEO who cuts back on marketing, branding, and advertising budgets in...
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