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 PostLeslie Scherrer was elected to the Board of Directors this year. She has been a member of NAIOP since 2008 and quickly became active on the Developing Leader Committee. She is currently the co-chair of the Education and Programs Committee. Briefly tell us what you do. The Peter Scherrer Group is not a big firm, [...]
View PostBriefly tell us where you work and what you do. Senior Planner at GRAEF: GRAEF provides a diverse and advanced set of design services not only to the greater Milwaukee region, but also to public and private sector clients nationally. The planning, urban design, and landscape architecture group is a progressive studio comprised of a [...]
View PostEighth Annual Market Update Admittedly, the author of this messages is biased about the success of events but WOW!! New venue, record attendance, GREAT information shared from our FABULOUS presenters-Mike Mooney, Scott Revolinski, Travis Tiede, Matt Hunter and Marianne Burish. Special thanks to the event sponsors: Platinum-Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, Commonwealth REIT and BMO Harris [...]
View PostWelcome to all of the new members to NAIOP from September thru November. As always, we encourage NAIOP members to do business with other NAIOP members! Jihad Alaily J&J Commercial Real Estate LLC Brandon Bergman 2000 Development Matthew Cool Greenfire Management Services LLC Mia Fero Anderson Commercial Group LLC Kevin Kennedy Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance [...]
View PostOur latest “experience” from one of our 2012 Mentoring Program pairs. Jim Sedgwick, NAIOP WI President, VJS Development, Mentor When I decided to participate in the NAIOP Mentor program, I approached the process with a certain level of humility and curiosity. I was somewhat concerned that my mentee might have too high of expectations and [...]
View PostSeveral NAIOP Developing Leaders had the unique opportunity to enjoy a lunch and discussion with Mick Hatch, partner in Foley & Lardner’s real estate practice in their Milwaukee office. During the candid conversation, Mick shared his insights about the Milwaukee market, reflected on his career and stressed the importance of being involved with trade associations [...]
View PostMike Finn of Associated Bank was elected to the NAIOP Wisconsin Board of Directors in January 2012. Mike was nominated because of his expertise in the banking industry, his commitment to NAIOP and his excellent reputation among his peers. During his initial 6 months on the board he has assisted with an annual internal audit, enforcement of [...]
View PostAnother GREAT evening aboard the Voyageur for attendees of NAIOP’s annual boat cruise on July 12. Thank you again to all of our corporate sponsors and our event sponsors-Boat Sponsors Quarles and Brady and Opus, Beverage Sponsors-VJS Construction, Wangard Partners, Schenck SC and CoStar and Food Sponsors Wispark, M3 Insurance, First American Title, Associated Bank, [...]
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