May 1, 1999
The industry crossroads referred to in Part 1 of this report on Jones Lang Wootton’s Corporate Real Estate Leadership Forum was brought sharply into focus during the final two sessions of the day-long event. The meeting, which had a “Focus on Innovation” theme, was held at IBM’s world headquarters facility in Armonk, N.Y., on Nov. […]
May 1, 1999
Site Selection 1998 Top 10 Development GroupsAwards Presentation The 1998 Top Economic Development Groups were honored by Site Selection magazine in a special Awards Ceremony and Reception held during the IDRC World Congress in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, April 25, 1999. Tim Venable, Managing Editor, Site Selection magazine opens the Awards Ceremony. Don Dunshee (left), […]
May 1, 1999
From Copenhagen and Stockholm to Oslo to as far out as Helsinki, Nordic markets are bubbling towards a top. After several years of rapid growth in available space, the market tune has changed. As a result, corporate denizens are scrambling to reposition themselves to control occupancy costs, which, for the average firm, make up 20-30 […]
May 1, 1999
A decade ago, many U.S. site seekers thought Canada an expensive place to do business. As a result, they rarely looked north of the border when expansion plans loomed. True, Canada was a costly place to operate, compared with many stateside locations. In fact, high operating costs helped turn the country into a favorite hunting […]
May 1, 1999
Breaking down outmoded boundaries: It’s a key element in the ongoing revolution in corporate real estate service delivery. And boundary-breaking is precisely what’s driving the creative alliance between Cleveland-based KeyCorp (www.key.com) and service providers Johnson Controls (www.johnsoncontrols.com) and Trammell Crow Corporate Services (www.trammellcrow.com). Formed in September of 1997, the KeyCorp Real Estate Enterprise (KREE) is […]
May 1, 1999
Most owners of diverse real estate holdings would jump at the chance to organize their property tax records and be able to access tax-related information for specific properties easily. And all owners of real estate would want to reduce their property tax burden wherever possible. Users of Property Tax Office (PTO), a software program from […]
May 1, 1999
Much of the US is running out of attractive, properly prepared industrial land. Twenty-five years ago, the issue of site availability for expanding companies was not usually a major concern. When a client needed a fairly conventional property of perhaps a hundred acres, there was usually a range of choices. Virtually every community or region […]
May 1, 1999
From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 1 9 9 8 ‘ s T O P 1 0 D E A L S Dovetailing Development Excellence with Corporate Strategy b y J A C K L Y N E From Boeing to UPS, 1998’s top 10 deals cut a wide industry […]
May 1, 1999
From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 T O P D E A L S 1998’s Very Honorable Mentions A hot year for the world economy, 1998 saw a dizzying array of top-flight facility deals, too many to be crammed into one top 10. Here are a few other eminently worthy deals Site Selection cites […]
May 1, 1999
From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 Championship Caliber: Site Selection‘s 1998 Top 10 Development Groups b y T I M V E N A B L E Hundreds of growing companies played the location game with skill and poise last year, capitalizing on the championship-level services of Site Selection‘s 1998 top development groups. […]