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JUNE/JULY 1998 C O V E R     S T O R Y Uncommon Gazelles: Unorthodox Strategies Fuel Their Fast-Track Expansions by Jack Lyne Though fast-expanding “little giants” are the stars of today’s entrepreneurial economy, their real estate strategies often buck real estate best practices, a Site Selection survey indicates. Gazelle has become the […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 All Dressed Up with No One to Grow? How Fast-Growth Firms Are Surviving Labor Pains by Jack Lyne Even fabled gazelles are finding their expansion plans beached in the labor pool’s shallow end. But some SMEs are outwitting the work-force crunch. Many areas’ tight labor markets are creating some highly unorthodox corporate expansion […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 Avoid the Sand Traps in Build-to-Suit Leases by Mark Arend Working effectively with developers in build-to-suit lease arrangements means being heavily involved in the building specifications early on and throughout the planning process, provided the facility’s complexity and intended use warrants such attention. After all, the developer is likely to sell the building, […]

JUNE/JULY 1998 The REITing of Corporate America by Stephen Finn Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are once again a force to be reckoned with. Institutions and other investors seeking to diversify their stock-heavy portfolios have concluded that real estate isn’t such a bad investment after all and have poured billions into the asset class. Traditional […]

Highlights from June/July 1998 COVER STORY Uncommon Gazelles: Unorthodox Strategies Fuel Their Fast-Track Expansions Expansion-minded “little giants” are so influential that firms of all sizes are scampering to understand what makes them tick, coveting the extravagant price/earning ratios with which financial markets are showering them. pg. 492 All Dressed Up with No One to Grow? […]

APRIL/MAY 1998 The Pinnacle of the Profession: Site Selection?s 1997 Top 10 Development Groups by Tim Venable W hen you want results, you go to the top. That?s what site-seeking companies like Compaq Computer, Dana Corp., Georgia Pacific and IBM did last year. They sought location expertise from the pinnacle of the development profession: Site […]

APRIL/MAY 1998 Strategic Alternatives to Synthetic Leasing by Michael L. Evans and James Ryan T he emergence of the synthetic lease has, perhaps more than any other development in the last 10 years, allowed Corporate America to maximize the value of its real estate assets. A synthetic lease is a financing vehicle that enables companies […]

APRIL/MAY 1998 Cost Measurement for the 21st Century by Mark Arend Some executives wonder whether telecommuting and other “dynamic workplace” structures really are cost-efficient. Others seek more accurate tools with which to measure occupancy, equipment and human resources costs tied to specific projects, departments, and business lines. A new accounting methodology, called workpoint cost accounting, […]

APRIL/MAY 1998 IDRC?s Best Practices Award: Australia Post — Leadership by Jack Lyne When market-driven pressures transfigured Australia?s national mail system, its real estate arm took a decidedly proactive turn. In two short years, the group has forcefully made the case for cost-effective strategic space utilization. Australia Post Property Division?s designation as 1997?s winner of […]

Highlights from April/May 1998 COVER STORY The Strategic Art of the Deal: 1997’s Top Ten Spanning four continents, 1997?s top 10 deals illustrate billion-dollar investments, multimillion-dollar incentives and savvy facility location strategy. pg. 190 The Pinnacle of the Profession: Site Selection?s 1997 Top 10 Development Groups pg. 202 Strategic Alternatives to Synthetic Leasing pg. 276 […]