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 PostBriefly tell us about where you work & what you do: I am an Energy Advisor working on a variety of energy efficiency programs throughout the Midwest and reside in Shorewood, WI. The company I work for, Franklin Energy represents Focus on Energy for the state of Wisconsin. Franklin is an energy efficiency consulting firm [...]
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 PostBriefly tell us where you work and what you do. I am the president and owner of JM Construction, Inc. We specialize in Urban Construction, focusing on the Milwaukee metropolitan area. I am also involved in various real estate development activities. Which project do you love the most or are most proud of? A [...]
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