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The 3 trends pushing CRE toward smart building enlightenment
Bisnow
The commercial real estate industry is disillusioned with smart buildings, and for good reason. Marketers of smart building tech have been forecasting a futuristic workplace that feels straight out of "The Jetsons," but it hasn't materialized.
Facebook inks mega-lease at Burlingame Point
GlobeSt.
Burlingame Point, an approximately 803,000-square-foot office campus currently under construction, has finalized an agreement with Facebook to lease the entire project. 
How the government shutdown impacts CRE
Commercial Real Estate Executive
The longest shutdown in American history has delayed a public hearing on the Opportunity Zones program, but members of the industry still hope that things will start to look up.
Six key factors to consider when planning this year's real estate goals
Forbes
The real estate industry is always in a state of flux. Therefore, it is imperative that entrepreneurs keep up with current best practices, market shifts, cutting-edge technologies and new opportunities. These factors can significantly impact a business' success, especially as the new year begins.
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SIOR Happenings
SIOR Pulse: 2018 Winter edition of the SIOR report
  
SIOR's dynamic quarterly magazine addresses the concerns of industrial and office real estate practitioners. Articles by industry experts focus on topics from the evolving paradigm in commercial real estate brokerage to effectively managing offices and technology. In the winter 2018 edition, learn the latest about the coworking trend, find out whether the future of coworking is in the suburban or tertiary markets, discover how to improve your tech game and much more.
SCANNELL PROPERTIES: A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS
Scannell Properties
As one of the country's premier build-to-suit and project developers, Scannell Properties prides itself on creating more than buildings - we build solutions that matter. A privately owned real estate development and investment company, Scannell Properties is proud to have completed development projects in 44 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
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SIOR in the News

Podolsky Circle represents buyer in Crystal Lake acquisition
RE Journals – Jan. 11, 2019
Steven Podolsky, SIOR, recently oversaw the $8 million transaction of a 92,453-square-foot, single-tenant industrial property in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Petrucci expands Lehigh Valley real estate holdings 
GlobeSt. – Jan. 11, 2019
Mike Capobianco, SIOR, of the Markward Group oversaw both sides of a recent transaction in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for a 32,000-square-foot industrial flex building on behalf of J.G. Petrucci Co., who’ve retained Capobianco as the exclusive broker for the property.

22 millennials to watch in CRE in 2019 
AZ Big Media – Jan. 10, 2019
Which future Arizona CRE leaders should the industry keep an eye on in 2019? CBRE First VP Cooper Fratt, SIOR, is on this list of the industry’s best and brightest young talent. 

Kasselman named regional chair of real estate blockchain network FIBREE
RE Journals – Jan. 10, 2019
Geoffrey Kasselman, SIOR, has been named the Chicago chair for FIBREE, the international not-for-profit organization that aims to be an essential global voice for the facilitation of blockchain knowledge and exchange among the real estate and IT sectors.

Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame: Mel Foster's Marge Stratton
RE Journals – Jan. 7, 2019
Marge Stratton, SIOR, of Davenport, Iowa, was named to Midwest Real Estate’s Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame in 2017. In this piece, she shares what she’s learned during her 25 years of success in the Midwest market.

   
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Upcoming Events
February - March

SIOR Minnesota Chapter - Ryan Program
When: Feb. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (CT)
Where: TBD 

2019 SIOR Carolinas Spring Conference
Starts: Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. (ET)
Ends: Feb. 22 at 12:15 p.m. (ET)
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, 201 E. Trade St., Charlotte, NC 28202

SIOR Western PA Brokerage Awards - Honoring Deals of 2018
When: Feb. 28 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ET) 
Where: The River's Club, 301 Grant St., Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Inland Empire & Orange County Chapter Networking Dinner
When: Feb. 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (PT)
Where: Lyon Air Museum, 19300 Ike Jones Rd., Santa Ana, CA 92707

Industrial Panel
When: March 7 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (CT)
Where: Milwaukee Marriott Downtown, 323 East Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202

Bright Ideas

Don't develop core values then forget to use them
Inc.
Many companies create aspirational core values, make posters and check the box. Here is how to up your core value game and make better decisions.
 
Why you should select one word to focus on all year
Fast Company
The word itself is not what is so powerful, but the time that you take to choose it. Through the process of selecting a word, you come face-to-face with your values and identify the things that will help you move forward to where you want to be.
An IPA isn't just a beer, it's a secret to commercial real estate investing
Kiplinger
When investing in real estate, picking the right property is paramount, and one way to go about that is by using this "IPA" evaluation philosophy.