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Avison Young CEO Mark Rose's firm is growing at rates “no one grows at,” now with 79 offices and $500M in revenue. But culture drives profits—not the reverse, he tells Bisnow as he assesses what's ahead in 2017. 
Bisnow: Avison Young recently had its annual general meeting. What were some highlights? Mark Rose: At our shareholder meetings, all voting and non-voting shareholders get to be part of the dialogue. We had extraordinary conversations about fee-sharing and investment criteria,…
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Anthem Properties Acquires 15-Acre Vancouver Site
Anthem Properties Group has partnered with a Canadian institutional investor to acquire Grandview Properties Park on the Vancouver-Burnaby border, one of the region's largest private land deals in two years, according to Anthem. CEO Eric Carlson says the 5.3-acre site—with 288k…
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Best Year Yet For ‘Men Behaving Boldly' CRE Fundraiser
CRE industry members recently gathered at Brassaii (461 King St W) for the ninth annual Men Behaving Boldly, a fundraiser sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield in support of Peel Children's Aid Foundation. Event chair and Cushman VP Craig Trenholm tells…
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An Explosion Of Food Halls: 7 Things You Need To KnowThough big-box retailers continue to suffer from declining foot traffic, stagnant expansion and shuttering stores as consumer preferences shift in favor of e-commerce, it's not all doom and gloom for the industry. Food-related retail continues to see aggressive growth as Americans are eating out more than ever. This can be seen in the growing prevalence of food halls. |
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Could Industrial Automation Bring Manufacturing Jobs Back To The US?When it comes to manufacturing in the US, rising labor costs continue to spur the industry's rapid adoption of automation. Add in technology that is growing increasingly cheaper, and it becomes clear why robotics continues to replace workers in this sector. Such is the case for China's industrial scene as well, as outlined in a recent CBRE report. Roughly 10 to 20 years ago, manufacturing in China was red-hot; if a US manufacturer was looking for a low cost, high labor market, China was at the top of the list. But that is no longer the case, CBRE's head of industrial research in the Americas David Egan tells Bisnow. |
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Quiz: Do You Know How to Hire a Top Industry Player?
Your company is expanding, congratulations! You have a set amount of positions to fill, and you need to fill those fast. Before you start your search, do you know how to hire a top industry player? Take this quiz to find out. Don't forget to post your job listings on Bisnow Jobs to get your open positions in front of CRE's top talent.
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