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Fast Food Retail Selections You Won’t Find In The US

Here’s a fun and helpful reminder that retail fast food stores reflect cultural nuances that are integrated into the varied offerings from country to country. Most of these would not be top sellers in America. Check out what you might find at McDonalds, KFC, Taco Bell, Burger King, and Pizza Hut in various countries overseas …

Defense Budget Takes Shots at LEED Certifications for Military Bldgs. – CoStar Group

CoStar: H.R. 1540, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizes defense and military funding for the 2012 fiscal year. The bill has drawn fire from human rights groups and civil libertarians for provisions that they say in effect expands the military’s authority to detain, interrogate and prosecute suspected terrorists. However, the massive appropriations legislation, …

2011 Smart Car Not an Option for Non-Clowns

The Smart Car is not a Leaf. A Leaf is quicker, faster, has a longer range, and feels remarkably like an automobile that non-clowns might drive.

Stop Online Piracy Act opponents may go nuclear

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman argue that the bills give the Feds unacceptable “power to censor the Web.”

How HR and IT relate to corporate real estate

The desirability of IT, CRE and HR functions converging is heightened by technology advances.

Black Friday Good for Business Professionals

Black Friday, which in the U.S. pretty much begins Thanksgiving week and runs at least through Cyber Monday, is expected to generate outstanding deals on products of use for business professionals. Laptops, computers, cell phones, GPS devices, and other office supplies are among the items expected to be heavily discounted. Amazon is searching for the …

Restaurant Re-use

From CCIM: Most owners of retail properties have restaurant tenants. Whether they are located on an end cap, inline, or on a free-standing outparcel, these restaurants make up an integral component of the retail investment landscape. Savvy property owners recognize that restaurant tenants and transactions require special attention and consideration — at times quite different …

Using location-based social media platforms in CRE

From CCIM Institute: Although location-based social media platforms are used by a relatively small percentage of the online population now, their current growth mirrors other successful services such as Twitter. Commercial real estate investors, property managers, developers, and brokers can use these new tools to generate buzz and differentiate their properties in a particular market. …

Environmental Deal Breakers

From CCIM Institute: …environmental risks commonly associated with the sale, purchase, ownership, and redevelopment of commercial real estate are: contaminants produced from known and unknown historical operations; construction debris containing hazardous materials; sick building syndrome, which can be carbon monoxide, mold, legionella, or other bacterial air releases resulting from faulty heating, ventilation, or air conditioning …

Survey: Tenant Technology Investments to Transform Real Estate

Tenants throughout corporate America are investing in leading-edge workplace technologies to boost productivity, according to the Workplace of the Future survey results unveiled at a media conference during the CoreNet Global Summit in Atlanta.

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