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? […]