As the sun marks its early-summer shadows on Indiana farmland, crops that were once seeds in fertile soil begin to stretch their roots and grow. Although some farmers measure greater crop acreage than others, it is the maintenance and management...

Can a team of real estate developers build a new downtown from scratch and make it go? The Georgetown Co., New York, and Steiner + Associates, Columbus, Ohio, have set out to do just that in Columbus, Ohio...

The construction schedule is an extremely detailed management and communications tool, one that must work for all team members. This critical tool serves two important functions: It makes binding agreements with subcontractors; and it gives an...

Minuteman International Inc. The 2700 Battery Burnisher from Addison, Ill.-based Minuteman International Inc. is equipped with the company's Passive Air Management System, which captures finish compound and dust while burnishing, reducing the need...

The SADI awards recognize Superior Achievement in the Design and Imaging of shopping centers and retail stores while awarding those individuals who have put these attributes to work...

Shopping centers can present investors with considerable financial reward. To determine whether the retail center you're acquiring or investing in will be successful, insist on a thorough due diligence survey early in the transaction...

Corporate Mergers Let's Talk Cellular & Wireless Inc., Miami, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 54-unit, privately held Cellular Warehouse chain. In the transaction, the buyer will issue 900,000 shares of common stock and will...

Every year it becomes a challenge to pinpoint those retail concepts that fit the Up & Coming profile: unique retailers that have only a few locations now but are prepared to increase their presence nationwide or those that have a number of...

The right to audit stirs up a sea of controversy between landlords and tenants - as much or more than any of the findings that the audit might uncover. Whether the dispute concerns the right to audit in the first place or how the audit is...

Why are consumers so full of contradictions when it comes to spending money? They buy a $500 leather jacket at full price but wait for a $50 sweater to go on sale. They buy a top-of-the-line sports utility vehicle, then go to Costco to buy new...