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Welcome to the Connecticut/Westchester Chapter
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CHAPTER SPONSORS:
GOLD
 
SILVER
Herman Miller Reid and Riege, P.C. Teknion
BRONZE
BKM Total Office CB Richard Ellis Colliers Dow & Condon CRESA Partners
De Clercq Office Group MetroHartford Alliance
H. Pearce Commercial Group W&M Properties
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REAL ADVANTAGE CORPORATE PARTNERS:
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Upcoming chapter events:
Wednesday, July 15
Opportunities and Risks
in Today's Distressed Financial Environment
UConn School of Business, Hartford, Conn.
Panelists:
M. Wistar Wood, Director, Direct Investment Group, AEW Capital Management
Michael M. Rotchford, Executive Vice President, Investment Banking, Cushman & Wakefield
Fred Carstensen, Director of the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, University of Connecticut
Registration: 5 p.m.
Panel discussion: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Networking reception at Spris: 7 - 9 p.m.
Members: $30
Non-members: $40
All walk-ins: $50
Click here to register.
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Recap of recent chapter events:
Panel outlines processes toward
building strategic alliance partnerships
A panel of seasoned real estate veterans discussed the evolution of strategic
alliance partnerships and the cultural and performance issues that surface along
the way. Left to right, Scott Tibbo, senior vice president and national director
in Jones Lang LaSalle's Corporate Solutions Group; Wade Godin, head of
Aetna's U.S. and international real estate strategy and lease portfolio; and
Dan Leonardi, global account manager, Johnson Controls. Pitney Bowes
hosted the Feb. 26 Real Advantage workshop at its Shelton, Conn., facility.
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'Green Buildings II' event features
a case study with a unique twist
The chapter held its second Green Buildings event of 2008 on Dec. 3 at the Yale School of
Architecture in New Haven. Jim Baker, director, facilities management at Lancaster,
Pa.-based Armstrong World Industries, center, and Jeff Barber, managing director and
leader, Global Sustainable Design Task Force, at Gensler, right, presented the
background on Armstrong's Platinum LEED-certified corporate headquarters. The
company completed the building while the LEED point system was still in development.
It then received LEED certification as an existing building. Dave Hawkins, left, of
CLW Real Estate Group, played a lead role in organizing the event.
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Real Advantage Workshop Provides Insights
Into Myers-Briggs Personality Types
Olivia Kriebl, Executive Development Consultant for Aetna, right photo, conducted a Real Advantage workshop on "Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator." Attendees gained insights into the Myers-Briggs framework and into working more effectively with various types. Attendees included, left photo, clockwise from top left, Peter Olson, Webster (partly obscured), Dave Hawkins, CLW Real Estate Services Group, Kriebl, Maureen Fahy, Pitney Bowes, and Ed Devine, Teknion. Attendees rated the session a 6.4 out of 7. Webster hosted the Nov. 19 workshop at its New Britain, Conn., facility.
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Real Advantage Workshop Highlights
Marriage of Branding and Real Estate
Real Advantage workshop panelists discussed the role real estate strategy can
play in helping to create and reinforce a company's brand identity. Left to right,
Susan Barron, creator and Director of Cushman & Wakefield's "realsite" service;
Tom Stecko, Creative Director, Aetna; and Jim Ryan, Manager, Major Projects,
Pitney Bowes. Stecko played a major role in designing Aetna's new Customer
Center, which hosted the Sept. 17 workshop.
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Lobsters Boil, Diners Bask
At 6th Annual Lobster Bake
The water glistened and the diners glowed, with camaraderie, good will and good eats at the chapter's sixth annual lobster bake. The annual rite took place at the renowned Essex Yacht Club in Essex, Conn. Photo 1, left to right, Wally Mendela, ESPN; Terry McTeague, OFI Contract Interiors; Peter Gottmeier, OFI, Doug Kruse, OFI; Lori Dorso, ESPN. Photo 2, left to right, Ron Patterson, Bartram & Cochran; Barbara Patterson; John Page, Steelcase; Ray Gagnon, BKM Total Office. Photo 3, left to right, Keith Garceau, Interscape; Ed Devine, Teknion; Nick Morizio, Colliers Dow & Condon; Josh Hagstrom, Interscape. Photo 4, left to right, Lauren Mountain, CoreNet Global (Vice President, Membership, visiting from Atlanta); Dave Jackson, BKM Total Office; Biff Zoephel, Colliers Dow & Condon. Photo 5, left to right, Kara Bacik, Antinozzi Associates; Peter Olson, Webster; Deborah Laviero, OFI; Karen Depersia, TRO Jung/Brannen; Harry Gruss, OFI. Photo 6, standing, left to right, Jeff Waldron, Aetna; Peter Holland, Bartram & Cochran. Seated, left to right, Maura Cochran, Bartram & Cochran; Jeff Gutsfeld, Diversified Project Management; Eric Mockler, Johnson Controls; Karen Odlum, Aetna (chapter Co-Chair).
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MetroHartford Alliance Hosts
2nd Annual Travelers Championship Breakfast
Chapter members gathered at the chapter's second annual Travelers Championship breakfast at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. Sandra Johnson, fifth from left, and her MetroHartford Alliance colleagues hosted the June 20 event at the Alliance's chalet along Corporate Row. The group had a perfect view of the 18th green and the golfers' approach shots.
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Real Advantage Workshop:
Aligning CRE's "bid" with the corporate "ask"
Ed Noha discussed ways to close the gap between senior management's
"ask" and Corporate Real Estate's (CRE) "bid" -- in other words, how to
align CRE strategy and services with senior management's corporate
strategy and objectives. Noha, Managing Director, Strategic Consulting
at Jones Lang LaSalle, spoke at a June 24 Real Advantage workshop,
hosted by Phoenix in Hartford.
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Real Advantage Panel Discusses
Real Estate's Impact on Productivity
A blue-chip panel discussed the positive impact real estate strategies and
innovative workplace design can have on employees' productivity. Panelists
called on their experience at companies such as Capital One, Cisco and
Nokia to demonstrate how progressive approaches to real estate can promote
collaboration while reducing occupancy costs. Clockwise from top left,
Cindy Froggatt, Senior Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle;
Justin Mardex, Strategic Consultant, DEGW; Joel Ratekin, President,
Ratekin Consulting; and Bethany Davis, Director, Workplace Solutions,
Nokia. The New Haven Chamber of Commerce hosted the April 22 workshop.
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LEED Certification Demystified
Paul Lalli, senior associate at Gensler and a leader of the firm's sustainable consulting group, gave a talk on green buildings and the LEED certification point system. The March 18 chapter event, held at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, was one of the best-attended chapter events in recent memory. Those in attendance gave the event an average score of 6.2 out of 7.
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Chapter Donates $1,000
to The Shelter for Women
The Connecticut/Westchester chapter donated $1,000 to The Shelter for Women. The
119-year-old Hartford-based organization operates Gray Lodge in Hartford and Alison Gill
Lodge in Manchester, Conn. Gray Lodge is a residential treatment program for girls and
their families. Alison Gill Lodge is a group home for young women ages 14-21. Chapter
Executive Director Dan Elman, second from right, Chapter Co-Chair Karen Odlum of Aetna,
far right, and Dave Hawkins of CLW Real Estate Services Group presented the check to
Pat Buxton, Director of Education at the Gray Lodge School. Hawkins is a member of
The Shelter for Women advisory council. (Photo by Jackie, a Gray Lodge student.)
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Pitney Bowes Featured
in The Leader Magazine
Pitney Bowes' Stamford, Conn., headquarters renovation received a five-page spread in CoreNet Global's March/April 2008 The Leader magazine. The piece, co-authored by Chapter Co-Chair Maureen Fahy, Pitney Bowes' Vice President, Global Real Estate, and Jim Ryan, Pitney Bowes' Manager, Special Projects, highlights the project's environmental and technological innovations. The renovation was the subject of a chapter Real Advantage workshop last September (scroll down for details).
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Real Advantage Workshop:
Ins and Outs of Tax Incenti ves
Ken Hunter of PricewaterhouseCoopers led a Feb. 26 Real Advantage workshop on economic incentives for site selection. Hunter, PWC's National Practice Leader for Site Selection, Credits and Incentives Solutions, outlined the types of incentives generally available. He offered recommendations on how to align real estate with other corporate stakeholders to best take advantage of those incentives. Pitney Bowes hosted the standing-room-only event at its Shelton, Conn., facility.
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The Hartford Hosts Real Advantage
Webcast on Site Selection
The Connecticut/Westchester chapter's final Real Advantage workshop of 2007 took the form of a
Webcast, which The Hartford hosted on Dec. 13. Although a winter storm limited the turnout at The Hartford, attendees were able to participate over the Web (and a conference call) from their own computers. CB Richard Ellis' Phoenix-based Labor Analytics Group presented its "Workforce Longevity Analysis." The analytical tool is designed to help end users identify the best local markets for operations such as call centers, back-office functions and manufacturing, based on demographic factors, wage rates and the competitive environment in those markets.
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Upcoming Chapter Events
and Real Advantage Workshops
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