This week, as they do early each year, NAIOP members from all over the United States and Canada, as well as from AMPIP, our sister organization in Mexico, are attending NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership and Legislative Retreat (CL&LR) in Washington, D.C. At CL&LR, NAIOP leaders learn how […]
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Like all businesses, associations need members and customers to survive. Did you know that there are more than 100,000 associations in North America? The American Society of Association Executives says that over 1,000 new associations open each year, and for-profits are cluttering the airwaves with their […]
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“Never get comfortable” is the driving philosophy of Ryan Burrows, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2016 Developing Leaders Award. This motivated and ambitious young leader doesn’t hold back from diving into ambitious projects and meaningful causes. A member of NAIOP Maryland since 2007, he has served on […]
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With votes counted and the election over, NAIOP Corporate hosted the 2016 Southeastern Legislative Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, last week to prepare chapters within the region for the legislative debate next year on policies impacting commercial real estate. Whether for president of the United States, state […]
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The philosophy of leadership and management expert Simon Sinek, “It is not what you do but why you do it,” resonates with Megan Burrows, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2016 Developing Leaders Award. Commercial real estate is an industry full of professionals who are passionate about their […]
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Building technology experts at O.CON: The Office Conference this week in Los Angeles shared some of the latest innovations in construction materials and their value propositions with attendees. Eric Nelson, an architect and energy expert with Nelson Architech GmbH, discussed a new kind of high-performance insulation […]
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The four-building America Center office campus sits on a 30-acre site perched along the picturesque San Francisco Bay at the north end of Silicon Valley. It’s taken years for the project to reach the finish line: Two building were completed before the economy took a turn, […]
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If you’d visited the heart of Los Angeles’ Arts District in the mid-19th century, you would have found acres of vineyards planted by Jean-Louis Vignes, adventurer and vintner. Three-quarters of a century later, the manufacturing boom and transcontinental railroad spurred growth and development, cementing L.A. as […]
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As the great Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” Taylor Arnett, a 2016 NAIOP Developing Leaders Award recipient, has embraced all three components of this winning philosophy. He grew up participating in sports and was captain of both his […]
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Growing up in a multigenerational farming family, Brian Adamson, a 2016 NAIOP Developing Leaders Award winner, developed a deep appreciation for the importance of land and real estate for successful businesses. This led him to a career in commercial real estate, where he said he takes pride […]
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