We are just about at the midway point for our 2013 Mentoring Program. Please read below for the experience of Marc Adesso of Godfrey, Braun & Frasier, mentee: I was very happy to find out that my mentor and I both work in the same historic building, but also very surprised that we had never [...]
View PostOver 200 attendees enjoyed three presentations about the state of our Capital Markets. Presentations by keynote speaker KC Conway of Colliers International, Jim Cope of Walker & Dunlop and Mark Lemke of The Private Bank shed some valuable light on where the economy was, is and will be in the next 3-5 years. KC Conway [...]
View PostAll, please enjoy our monthly update from participants in the 2013 Mentoring Program. Doug Geurts, Johnson Controls, Mentor I enjoyed spending time with Sean. We discussed a number of topics with regard to personal and professional experiences. I was able to relate his current experiences to my past and current experiences and have an open [...]
View PostTwo Local Economic Development Bills To Be Considered By Legislature By Tom Larson To provide local communities with additional tools to promote local economic development, NAIOP-WI is pursuing two separate pieces of legislation dealing with special assessment b-bonds and tax increment financing. Special assessment b-bonds. The first piece of legislation would make changes to the [...]
View Post2013-15 Wisconsin State Budget Overview: Issues Important to NAIOP-WI Members By Tom Larson On February 20, 2013, Governor Walker officially introduced his 2013-15 State Budget. The state budget contains more than $630 million in tax relief for Wisconsin families and businesses, and general purpose revenue (GPR) spending increases at a moderate rate, rising 1.4% in [...]
View PostAs promised, our monthly update from participants in our 2013 Mentoring Program. Enjoy! Mentor: Kevin Kennedy, Director-Asset Management, Northwestern Mutual Real Estate Investments, LLC Andrew and I have met once so far. Our initial meeting was very good from my perspective. Andrew is a very bright and inquisitive individual and it was interesting sharing even [...]
View PostOn March 6, the NAIOP Developing Leaders gathered with John Bryant, NAIOP’s Senior Director of Federal Affairs, to learn a little bit more about NAIOP’s Political Action Committee. In an effort to show Bryant a real Wisconsin neighborhood tavern, and to properly observe the 15th anniversary of The Big Lebowski, the event was held at [...]
View PostNAIOP WI Endorses Roggensack and Lanser; Walker Announces Economic Development and Transportation Initiatives; Mining Bill NAIOP Wisconsin Chapter Endorses in Supreme Court Race and City of New Berlin Mayoral Race The NAIOP Board of Directors unanimously approved a recommendation made by the Public Affairs Committee to endorse Pat Roggensack for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race as [...]
View PostThe 2013 Mentoring Program kicked off on January 22, 2013 with an introductory meeting with new participants. Attendees were presented with information to assist them through their year-long relationship. We also brought in particpants from the 2012 program to share their experiences with the new participants. Once again we will offer monthly updates from the [...]
View PostNAIOP WI 2013 Mentoring Program The second annual Mentoring Program kicked off recently for twenty-four mentors and mentees. The program will run through 2013 and will consist of at least four meetings between the pairings. The program has been designed to encourage mentors and mentees to share professional experience as well as work-life balance. Special [...]
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