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Veteran with Cincinnati’s NAI Bergman earns top investment designation

June 12th, 2011

Brent Sears, with the asset development services division of the Cincinnait office of NAI Bergman, recently earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute.

The CCIM designation is awarded to commercial real estate professionals upon successful completion of a graduate-level education curriculum and presentation of a portfolio of qualifying experience. The curriculum addresses financial analysis, market analysis, user decision analysis and investment analysis, the cornerstones of commercial investment real estate.

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“Pirates” Theme Theater Unveiled By Elite Home Theater Seating

May 30th, 2011

If you listen closely, you can almost hear the raucous pounding of mugs to tabletops and “Yo-ho-ho” sing-alongs.

Jack Sparrow and the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film have created such a furor that one homeowner in southern Florida has done something of an extreme makeover on his property. With the assistance of Elite Home Theater Seating, he will be converting a sizeable portion of his residence into a luxurious theater complex intended to harken back to the days of high-seas swashbuckling. $2.

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Jones Lang LaSalle purchases King Sturge for $319M

May 29th, 2011

Global commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle has announced it will merge with international property consultancy King Sturge.  The move will enhance JLL’s presence throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

The transaction is expected to close on 31 May 2011.  Under its terms, Jones Lang LaSalle will pay consideration of $319 million to the partners of King Sturge, with £98 million in cash at closing and the balance paid out in cash over five years.

All 43 King Sturge offices and businesses across Europe, including 24 in the UK, will become part of Jones Lang LaSalle and will operate under the Jones Lang LaSalle brand.  Integration of business lines and teams, and the full rebranding of all business activities, will begin immediately.

Christian Ulbrich, Jones Lang LaSalle Chief Executive Officer for EMEA said in a release: “The obvious strategic and cultural fit between Jones Lang LaSalle and King Sturge makes this a logical and very attractive proposition for both firms.  It giv

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Can I Get Divorced at the Same Time As a Bankruptcy?

May 29th, 2011

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In the words of Justin Harelik of the financial website Bankrate, divorce and bankruptcy are a “nightmare for the debtor.” Mixing bankruptcy and divorce can confuse you as to which party owes what debt because either action can give you protection or liability from a debt. Due to the complicated nature of bankruptcy and divorce laws, when you should file bankruptcy is specific to your particular circumstances.

 

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   • Nothing stops you from filing for a marital dissolution and bankruptcy at the same time, but the real question is if this is the smartest idea.

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Abandon Highway 37? Business responds

May 29th, 2011

With relatively little public notice, four Bay Area regional bureaucracies, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission have come together under the Orwellian sounding OneBayArea.org.

Their charge is to develop a response to forecasts of a climate-change induced 55-inch rise in sea by the end of the century. The result is that these large regional organizations with could have enormous impact on limiting land use across hundreds of thousands of acres of prime Bay Area land.

Business is just now waking up to the potential impacts.

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