Category Archive: Current Affairs

May 23 2013

Putting Up The Flag for Memorial Day

Curt Cloninger explains why he’s putting up the flag this weekend for Memorial Day.

Feb 07 2013

Case Rulings Regarding Employees and Employers Use of Social Media

From the National Labor Relations Board comes a report from the Acting General Counsel concerning social media cases involving employers and employees.

Dec 19 2012

2013 Emerging Trends in Real Estate & Markets to Watch

The 2013 Emerging Trends in Real Estate published by PwC and ULI looks for improvement in the real estate markets in 2013. Among the data available in this free download is this summary of US Markets to Watch: Overall Real Estate Prospects

Oct 30 2012

The Changing World of Trade

Industrial experts discuss the top trends impacting world economies and your supply chain strategies

May 26 2011

Remembering Heroes on Memorial Day

Celebrate a true hero this Memorial Day

Jun 02 2010

A Narcissistic World

From Tim Elmore: Charles Sykes wrote an op-ed piece that’s been quoted several times. In it, he lays out eleven rules that students from Generation iY do not typically learn in high school or college. He argues that our feel-good, politically correct teachings have created a generation of kids with no concept of reality, kids …

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Feb 02 2010

Executing the REO Deal

From CIRE: Distressed assets create tremendous opportunity for the savvy commercial real estate practitioner, but quickly capturing profit in this new arena requires a well-defined path to success.  Executing the sale of these assets is a multidisciplinary process involving brokerage, property management, escrow, and sometimes construction expertise.  Real estate pros should be well versed in …

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Feb 01 2010

Help for Haitians: URGENT REQUEST

Our good friend Paul Hanna, a VP at Jones Lang LaSalle in Atlanta, is coordinating a substantial relief effort for the people of Haiti.  We know Paul well and know that any contribution to this effort will be well utilized.  Please read Paul's request below and consider contributing. My sister-in-law, Martha Hanna, has been in Haiti …

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Jan 27 2010

Cities Entering 2010 Overdue for an Earthquake: Port au Prince, Memphis, Seattle, St. Louis, Charleston, Salt Lake

Port au Prince entered 2010 overdue for a major earthquake.  So did a number of other U.S. cities and communities–and not just those in California.  Try St. Louis, Seattle, Charleston, Memphis, Salt Lake City, and New England. Reports WSB Radio: The earthquake that struck Haiti two weeks ago was the strongest in that country in more …

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Jan 05 2010

What’s Tom Peters Reading?

What Tom Peters, author of  In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Collins Business Essentials) is currently reading: Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates Resistance: A Woman's Journal of Struggle and Defiance in Occupied France Verdun (Lost Treasures) Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Patton, Montgomery, …

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