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COVID-19 and Corporate Real Estate: Historic Hiccup or Futurecast?

By Elizabeth Lipke posted May 22, 2020
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Researchers, corporate real estate experts, and Southern California Chapter members Kate Lister , President, Global Workplace Analytics and Anita Kamouri , Vice President and Co-Founder Iometrics, Incorporated presented the results of their research into the work-from-home experiences of global citizens as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in a webinar to Southern California Chapter suppliers and end users on Thursday, May 21. Lister & Kamouri presented a summary of their findings and featured the top 10 findings of the global study. This program was the second of the two-part educational program put on by the Chapter and complemented the ...
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Jerry Silverman Indicated Farmers Insurance Corporate Real Estate Strategy Unphased by COVID-19

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jul 15, 2020
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At Tuesday's Coffee Talk session, Jerry Silverman, Head of Real Estate for Farmers Insurance Group headquartered in the Warner Center in the San Fernando Valley shared Farmers' response to COVID-19 and how it hasn't derailed the company's efforts to reduce corporate footprints and further distribute operations throughout the U.S. Silverman's presentation was the latest installment in the Southern California Chapters weekly COVID-19 practices and responses forum featuring end user members. The sessions are brief - just 30 minutes - at 8:00 am. The session is led by the Chapter's President, Todd Anderson, MCR, SLCR, President Client Solutions, GCS at Newmark ...
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2020 REmmy Awards Announcement

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 15, 2020
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2020 REmmy Awards Save the Date! November 19, 2020 #Awards
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REmmy Awards 2018

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 05, 2020
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REmmy Awards 2018 CoreNet Global Southern California Chapter is proud to honor innovation and creative application of new ideas in corporate real estate and workplace management: Young Leader of the Year Mahnaz Sadri Project Manager | JLL Corporate Real Estate Team of the Year Hulu CRE Team: Workplace Experience Mark Ades, Sara Escobar, Jess H Innovative Workplace Less than 50,000 SQ Feet H. Hendy Associates Easterseals Southern California Headquarters Lee and Associates | JLC Innovative Workplace More than 50,000 SQ Feet The County of San Diego Sheriff’s Department Balancing Security & Exclusivity: ...
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REmmy Awards 2019

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 05, 2020
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REmmy Awards 2019 Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 REmmy Awards: Young Leader of the Year Ali Stricklin Knoll Service Provider of the Year Heidi Hendy H. Hendy Associates Corporate Real Estate Team of the Year City National Bank Harry Topping, Bob Larlee, Mitchell Desser, Pam Bobnes, Mark Raczek Innovative Workplace Less than 50,000 SF SAP H. Hendy Associates | Tangram | HBC | Grimm & Chen | tk1sc | Cushman & Wakefield Innovative Workplace Greater than 50,000 SF Scorpion Internet Marketing Wirt Design Group | PeopleSpace | Cresa | Snyder Langston | Brandow ...
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REmmy Awards 2016

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 05, 2020
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REmmy Awards 2016 Oh What a Night! Watch the re-cap video now! A fabulous venue, amazing after-party, a record number of exciting nominees and attendees, and finally, the talented winners! Congratulations to the 2016 REmmy Award recipients: Innovative Project (under 50,000 sf) Tangram Interiors Renovation team: Tangram Interiors | Mozu | Holwick Constructors Innovative Project (over 50,000 sf) Edmunds.com Headquarters team: Edmunds.com | M+M Creative Studio | lewis|schoeplein architects | Corporate Contractors | Travers Cresa CRE Team of the Year First American | Cushman & Wakefield CRE Team Young Leader of the Year Anya ...
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2020 REmmy Awards Call for Nominations is Open

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 25, 2020
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Discovery Inc's International Implications to Return to Work Process

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 08, 2020
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Mara Cummings , Sr VP, Global Real Estate at Discovery, Inc. shared her firm's approaches to return to work process for her firm's international team. Large and small office strategies vary by country and municipality. Cummings spoke in the Southern California Chapter's weekly Coffee Chat webinar series featuring end user experiences in the time of COVID-19.
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2020 Golf Tournament Provided Much Needed Respite

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Oct 27, 2020
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The 2020 Golf Tournament held at Monarch Beach Golf Links provided members with a much needed respite from the daily routine. Although care was taken to ensure that we did not have any COVID related issues, more than 140 golfers turned out at the event. Our partners were spotlighted and we built relationships that can only be considered a treasure in today's changing corporate real estate environment. See you again next year!
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REmmy Awards 2017

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 05, 2020
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REmmy Awards 2017 Congratulations to the 2017 REmmy Award recipients: Innovative Project (under 50,000 sf) Television Academy Foundation Saban Media Center Innovative Project (over 50,000 sf) Kawasaki Motors Corporation Corporate Headquarters CRE of the Year Ronda Green Oracle Young Leader of the Year Kandice Judson Illumina #Awards #ChapterAwards #ChapterEvent
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REmmy Awards 2015

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 03, 2020
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REmmy Awards 2015 It was an amazing night! Thank you for helping celebrate the recipients! Check out the photos. Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year | recognizing achievements of a corporate real estate executive and/or their team. Congratulations to Jim Seifert, and his team at Sempra Energy! Innovative Workplace | recognizing innovation in a new and/or renovated work environment. Congratulations Glumac Los Angeles and the team of Gensler and Taslimi Construction Economic Development Catalyst | recognizing a project that successfully encourages, creates or sustains economic improvement. Congratulations 4th ...
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Brandman University Ahead of the COVID-19 Curve

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 09, 2020
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In today's Coffee Talk: COVID-19 and Corporate Real Estate Issues, Jay Warner , Assistant Vice Chancellor Real Estate and Facilities at Brandman University told webinar attendees how his institution was well prepared to handle the virtual education requirements that the pandemic presented. Brandman had a pandemic plan in place, executed it prior to statewide shutdowns on the West Coast and instituted an instructional design that relied on online processes for students and faculty. Purchase of laptops in the winter, ahead of the spike in demand, meant that on March 1 the entire team could go virtual. Traditional universities are struggling with the pivot and ...
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Thornberg is Bullish On Fast Recovery But Reserved On Corporate RE Market

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Aug 25, 2020
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Dr Christopher Thornberg from Beacon Economics shared his perspective about the "The Pandemic Recession" and the broader economy, national and local, for participants in last Thursday's learning session with the Southern California Chapter of CoreNet Global. As featured speaker, he got rave reviews from members. One of the event reviewers told the chapter "Thornberg was a terrific and credible speaker. Very engaging with facts and charts to support his message. This should be an annual event." Thornberg provided evidence that the economic recovery, separate from the disease progression, has already begun in earnest demonstrating a V-shape, although it is missing ...
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Newmark Knight & Frank Share WFH Assessment

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 08, 2020
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Roy Abernathy shared NewMark Knight & Frank's work from home (WFH) assessment device that he's been using to measure changes to their teams experiences since COVID-19 has forced them out of the office. At the Chapter's May 12 Coffee Talk webinar, Abernathy shared how he has been informing decision making though regular use of the assessment to shows changes over time and helps the company plan and make decisions about how many team members can continue to work from home and who might be critical to return to the workplace. View the assessment and adapt it to work for your team. NKF WFH Assessment #COVID-19
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Board Elections Commencing January 6!

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jan 06, 2021
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The Board of Directors of the Southern California Chapter of CoreNet Global is putting forth the following slate for your approval for the 2021-2022 Board of Directors. If you are a member, you are eligible to vote. Vote Here. Vice President (President-Elect) – Brad Schmitt, Savills Ambassadors – Morgan Patterson, MASH Studios Communications – Andra Kaleps, Education & Professional Development – Jason Bogle, Steelcase Golf – Brian Howard, HBC Construction REmmy Awards – Sean Kim, Corgan ( incumbent ) Inland Empire – Melissa McCain, City of Moreno Valley ( incumbent ) Los Angeles – Julie Stupp, Western Office ( incumbent ) San Diego ...
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Marianne Zeller, MCR, Shared Ingram Micro's COVID-19 Story

By Elizabeth Lipke posted Jun 23, 2020
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Marianne Zeller , MCR, Ingram Micro's Executive Director, Global Real Estate, shared her department's journey through the COVID-19 crisis and methods her firm is using to return employees to work. With more than 20 million sq ft of worldwide space and 195 warehouses, Ingram Micro's initial response to the financial impact of global shutdown was to close smaller offices outright opting for work from home (WFH) and co-working strategies. Mid-sized and larger facilities required a more complex approach. Part of Zeller's approach to assisting decision makers with the task was the development of corporate real estate dashboard that showed metrics for total space, ...
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