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Will Dot.Coms Usurp Standard Lending?
Mar 01, 2000
Brokers, lenders and borrowers can spend hours chasing after paperwork and each other. Shopping center developers, for example, often jump through hoops to obtain environmental assessments, title insurance and...
In the Palm of their Hands
Feb 01, 2000
Heavy briefcases stuffed with computer printouts used to be part of a leasing agent's uniform. But these days, deal-makers at Chicago-based General Growth Properties carry little more than a cell phone and a hand-held...
Time to Bake the Donuts
Feb 01, 2000
David Wheeler's fledgling franchise could take some of the guilt out of one of America's favorite deep-fried pleasures...
mind your manners (and watch your head!)
Jan 01, 2000
Some theme restaurants may be down for the count, but Steve Neumann couldn't be more confident about the future of his brainchild: a theme restaurant where, at the slightest provocation, the visiting celebrities...
Jones Lang LaSalle Grows Its Portfolio, Reputation
Jan 01, 2000
Bob Welanetz reaches into his jacket and pulls out an old magazine subscription card. "I carry around this thing," he says, turning the card over to read some words scribbled on the back. "It's a quote from Thomas...
Short-Staffed? Technology Could Help
Jan 01, 2000
In the midst of an unprecedented labor shortage, two of the nation's largest retailers have found a way to hire thousands of job applicants in record time. And they're saving millions of dollars in the process...
Prime Retail's Newest Outlet Outpost
Nov 01, 1999
Historically, outlet developers and full-price retailers kept a safe distance from each other. Outlet malls belonged on the fringe, at least 20 or 30 miles from higher-priced urban and suburban stores. That's why so...
Harvesting the Web
Nov 01, 1999
Online food retailers make headlines, yes. But do Internet companies such as Webvan, Peapod and Streamline pose a serious threat to grocery-anchored shopping centers...
Net's future a taxing issue for lawmakers
Nov 01, 1999
A federal commission is considering whether to ask Congress to impose a simplified sales tax structure on e-commerce, leveling the playing field for brick-and-mortar stores. Some observers believe the 19-member panel...