The Elevator Speech
By Gary Kuzel, Jeff Jacklin, and Chris Allison. Join Affiliate Member United Radio Communications for a guided tour of Safety Reimagined –Technology for a Safer World – an integrated technology ecosystem. The tour will share how this ecosystem enables Building…
By Ron Tabaczynski, BOMA/Chicago Director of Government Affairs Several high-profile, violent incidents across the world in recent months have put security and emergency preparedness on top of the minds for many in…
What was your first paying job? Actually being a locksmith was one of my first paying jobs. I sometimes tell people that the job I had before becoming a locksmith was paperboy. It’s…
Tell us about your involvement in the commercial real estate industry and Local 399. I have been a Local 399 member since 1995 and have worked my way up through the years…
What services does your company provide and what benefits do they offer to the commercial real estate industry? In recent years, building owners and managers have embraced the movement to “go green” and…
Dear BOMA/Chicago Member: I’m sure that you have seen and heard the press coverage of Mayor Emanuel’s proposed 2016 budget and real estate property tax increase totaling over $543 million for 2015-2018,…
How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry/what was your first CRE job? I came off active duty in the Air Force 8 years ago and entered into CBRE’s Junior…
How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? I really fell into the industry after working at an architectural firm out of college. I knew that real estate was tangential…
What are the services your company provides and what benefits do they offer to the commercial real estate industry? As a privately held Chicago based organization, Premier Security offers world-class customer service security…
What services does your company provide and what benefits do they provide to the commercial real estate industry?  SecurAmerica provides a complete suite of security services to the commercial real estate community. What…
No one should be surprised about the current fiscal crisis Chicago is facing, but the abundance of recent news articles claiming our taxes are about to explode can be unnerving. And while…
Despite a recent report ranking Illinois number two in the nation in business creation, it’s no secret there are looming fiscal issues on the city, county and state levels that will have a…
What was your first paying job? Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant as a waiter. Waiting tables taught me how to serve people well by listening to their requests and doing my best to deliver…
How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? After my appointment to a four year term ended as Deputy and Acting Inspector General of the Chicago Transit Authority, I began…
Recently BOMA/Chicago Government Affairs Director Ron Tabaczynski and I were in Springfield where I testified before the Illinois Senate’s Energy and Utilities Committee on behalf of BOMA/Chicago in opposition to three energy…
How did you get involved in the security industry? It was all through networking. I kept in contact with a security manager who I worked with on past cases. I ran into him…
What are some trends in commercial real estate that interest you the most? Trends I continue to follow include the development of 24-hour cities around the country and the rise of technology. With a…
How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? I became involved completely by accident. I needed a job, and I found one at a company which owned and managed real…
In last week’s State of the State address, Governor Bruce Rauner offered up a bold agenda to turn the state around while focusing on efforts to make Illinois competitive again. Some of his…
David Hopwood, General Manager with JLL at 71 South Wacker, was the recipient of the 2014 Property Manager of the Year. How did you get involved in the commercial real estate industry? Following…
By Mark Peterson, External Affairs Officer, FEMA Region V CHICAGO – Dangerously low temperatures and accumulating snow are in the forecast for much of the Midwest and the U.S. Department of Homeland…