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    • New Location for Blog
      I've moved the AEC Insight blog to a new address. www.aecinsight.com. Please check it out (and reset any feeds, if you will.)I'm still working on coordinating my own feeds.ThanksJerry
    • "Selection Success!" should have a spot in your AEC firm library
      "Selection Success!" by Lori Stanley and Hilari Weinstein, is a thorough primer on the science and art of winning a qualifications-based selection (QBS) process. As with many of the "how-to" books you'll find in our industry, the book offers its highest value to the novice, walking the reader through the fundamentals of submitting a […]

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    • The recession's human toll (2)
      You can access the recession survey results in real time by completing the survey yourself (you don't need to identify yourself to participate). If you wish to see some raw data and comments, visit the other Construction Marketing Ideas blog at the new primary Wordpress location, http://www.constructionmarketingideas.com.In the last day, we've rece […]
    • The recession's human toll
      I've been reading through some of the 27 responses so far to the survey about how the recession of 2009 has impacted your business and life, and am both inspired and disturbed by the answers.Some readers are really struggling, despite all their best efforts; a few are thriving, and several have successfully adapted to the changed environment. Geography […]

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    • Social Media in Government Agencies
      Our CEO and founder, Frank Stasiowski, passed along this article from Federal Computer Week magazine that looks at using social media in government agencies. Here are some excerpts:• Interviews with government officials, employees, consultants and interested observers suggest that although the true value of Government 2.0 has yet to be measured or even fully […]
    • Scary Look at the Recession
      Haven't seen this anywhere else on the Web, so I figured I'd share it with you here. It's a month-by-month timeline of how employment rates change by county from 2007 to 2009. Notice how the map gets darker (i.e., unemployment rates increase) as the months pass. Scary stuff.Ed

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    • Scarlett Letter #68: What does your firm *DO* with good advice?
      As a contributing writer to RainToday—site dedicated to articles/research/resources specifically focused on business development/marketing for all professional services industries—I can honestly say that their content is rich and valuable. Yet, although I have no real proof, I postulate that readers of this quality business-related content go thr […]
    • Scarlett Letter #67: AEC social media success story
      Recently, Modern Steel Construction published my two-part article on social media for the AEC business professional: DEMYSTIFYING SOCIAL MEDIA, PART 1 What is it, and what makes sense for the AEC industry? DEMYSTIFYING SOCIAL MEDIA, PART 2 The intent is simple: give value, get visibility. I received a highly skeptical response from one reader, who, while ack […]
    • Scarlett Letter #66: Imagine the client’s evaluation of your performance
      As we’re finishing up the semester at Columbia College, it’s time for students to submit their teachers’ evaluations. I regret that when I attended university, I rarely completed those evaluations. Now, as an adjunct professor, my student’s go through two evaluations: the online lickert scale version, and the Scarlett essay version. T […]

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Anti Doom and Gloom Stories

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Justin G. Roy

Rich Friedman, President of Friedman and Partners, recently wrote an article about how some firms are weathering the storm right now.  He explores three firms, Taylor, ABMB Engineers, and SpawGlass Construction, who have set their strategy to not react to the news, but to continue following their strategic plan and investing in growth (and their success [...]

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Commercial Real Estate to Recover in 2017

Posted on July 8, 2009 by johnkreiss

According to Richard Parkus, head analyst of commercial mortgages for Deutsche Bank Secvurities, the US commercial real estate market will not see a recovery until 2017.    The analyst also believes that US commercial properties could see more than 50% depreciation from their peak levels in 2007.
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