Will Steffens, Principal, Sugarloaf Associates LLC (Data Centers 2015)
Data center operators need to not only analyze and monitor their energy usage but also constantly evaluate their energy procurement.
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Rosemary Coates, President, Blue Silk Consulting (Directory 2015)
There’s more involved in successfully reshoring a foreign manufacturing operation back to the U.S. than simple cost comparisons. These initiatives have many moving parts and require careful planning. So where should a company begin?
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Maureen Ehrenberg, Executive Managing Director, Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), JLL (Directory 2015)
Technology has had a major influence on facilities in recent years — affecting everything from where a company needs to locate, to building infrastructure, to space requirements. It has also changed the job description for facility managers, professionals increasingly in short supply.
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Dan Aghdam, President, RM Thornton Mechanical (Q4 2014)
Existing buildings 20 years or older, constructed at a time when energy consumption and environmental impact were barely considered, make up 72 percent of commercial square footage in the United States. There are many cost-effective opportunities for achieving environmental benefits and reducing energy consumption by promoting more sustainable operations among these assets.
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Larry Clinton, President, Internet Security Alliance (Q4 2014)
Area Development recently spoke with Larry Clinton, the president and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance, who noted that cyber security needs to be woven into corporate processes. When done successfully, it can help build competitive advantage.
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Bob Best, Executive Vice President - Energy and Sustainability Services, JLL (Q4 2014)
Does going green mean your workforce becomes more productive? Sometimes — but not all green workplaces are created equal.
Unearthing the hard evidence that a company’s sustainability programs are — or are not — enhancing productivity requires meaningful metrics that quantify both sustainability tactics and productivity impacts.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Q3 2014)
Although manufacturers understand the importance of securing their intellectual property, few have adequate procedures in place to keep pace with today’s escalating risks.
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Stephen F. Graw, Sperry Van Ness/Nashville (Q3 2014)
Following these steps will help to ensure you get the best deal on your office renewal lease and offer peace of mind that you have done the research, understand your options, and selected the deal that’s best for your company.
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Jeff Troan, Director, Lockheed Martin Corporate Treasury (Q2 2014)
Jeff Troan, of Lockheed Martin, talks to staff writer Clare Goldsberry about economic development issues facing the aerospace industry including priorities when making location decisions and the value of incentives.
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Nora Hogan, Principal, Transwestern (Q2 2014)
Business shifts are often unimaginable to the tenant at the beginning of a lease term, but planning for them is as important as negotiating any other element in the agreement.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Q1 2014)
Area Development asked the consultants who work with corporate clients to tell us about their clients’ facilities plans and priorities in making a location decision. Nearly half of the respondents believe the economy will achieve a more continuous growth track this year but, how will that affect their clients’ facility decisions?
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (Q1 2014)
The results of our survey show a modest improvement in short-range new facility and expansion plans, as well as a realignment of site selection priorities with the availability of skilled labor being the number one concern, outranking highway accessibility and labor costs.
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Todd Bixby, Partner; Tax Technology Practice Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Michael W. Burak, US & Global Industrial Products Tax Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Q1 2014)
A tax technology strategy will enable a company to align with the company’s business priorities, tax function strategy, and enterprise technology investments.
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Divakar “Dibs” Tailor, President/CEO, Sol Lighting (Q1 2014)
Solar commercial outdoor lighting offers many advantages to owners and occupiers and is cost-effective now in many industrial property applications.
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Grant Miller, Vice President, Colliers International and Don Moss, Vice President, Colliers International (Directory 2014)
Companies need to determine which incentives are of most value to them and also make sure they are utilizing all the incentives to which they are entitled.
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Spencer Rigler, Elster EnergyICT (Directory 2014)
Businesses have traditionally approached energy consumption as a fixed overhead, but the real opportunities lie in approaching it as a variable cost that can be tightly controlled with advanced energy-management systems.
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Larry Gigerich, Managing Director , Ginovus (Directory 2014)
A thorough investigation of key criteria will allow a company to determine whether expanding at its current location or relocating will yield the best results.
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Kate Vitasek, Faculty, Center for Executive Education, University of Tennessee, and Joseph Tillman, Vice President, Transportation, KS Harvesters (Directory 2014)
In a unique arrangement, P&G outsourced its facilities management, along with several other functions, creating a collaborative, win-win relationship with its service providers.
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Kate Vitasek, Faculty, Center for Executive Education, University of Tennessee, and Joseph Tillman, Vice President, Transportation, KS Harvesters (Directory 2014)
Outsourcing agreements crafted according to the 10 elements and five rules of “Vested” result in truly collaborative agreements and a win-win situation for the parties involved.
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Mark Crawford (Q4 / Fall 2013)
Of course, it’s less expensive to rehab an existing facility than go with a build-to-suit, but the latter will give a company a custom fit. This is the Sixth in a series of articles examining the top-10 site selection factors as decided by the respondents to AD's Q1 Corporate Executive Survey.
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