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The Quiet Power of Gratitude
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By Jason Hughes In the fast-paced life cycle of business, we spend much of our time focused on what’s next: the next client, the next milestone, the next strategic move. That forward momentum is healthy. It drives performance and pushes us to improve. But without pausing to reflect and practice gratitude, it’s easy to become
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By Owen Rice UMC, Inc., is a 100-year-old mechanical contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, piping and building automation systems. They provide design, construction, energy consulting and facility performance services to optimize building efficiency and sustainability across commercial, industrial and institutional projects. As the company grew, they needed a newer, higher-performing office environment that better reflected
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While the Covid pandemic feels like a distant memory, its aftereffects still reverberate through the business community. While there are headlines around the country regarding a shift of power back to the employer, and pressure by some companies to get people back in the office full-time, the reality is that many companies have become comfortable
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Though Covid has become a distant memory, the aftershocks on the industrial real estate sector throughout the United States are going to be felt for years. The historic surge in warehouse demand from 2020 to 2022 has now been met with a grossly overbuilt speculative market, and a simultaneous contraction of industrial tenant requirements. As
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By David Marino Commercial real estate leases are packed with terms and concepts that can catch even the savviest executives off guard. From hidden costs buried in rent structures to overlooked clauses that create real financial risk, understanding the language of leasing is essential. This can serve as a guide, breaking down key terms every
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In the last 14 years, we’ve proven that a strong, intentional culture isn’t fluff—it’s fuel. It’s what enables teams to go further, execute faster and deliver under pressure. And in a business environment that’s constantly shifting, culture might be your most underleveraged asset. Executives spend time optimizing strategy, capital and operations, but often overlook the
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By Jason Hughes Turning setbacks into strength and the mindset behind lasting success. Every quarter I lead an “All-Team Meeting” for our company, bringing together our nationwide group of professionals. I spend days thinking about what I want to share with everyone, hoping to have a positive impact on as many team members as possible.
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By Owen Rice We get asked this all the time: With more than one-third of all office space sitting vacant in most cities across the country, how are office buildings managing to stay afloat without going into default? It’s been more than five years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and large portions of
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By John Jarvis The business of corporate real estate, it turns out, isn’t just about the buildings Michael Porter is a brilliant professor at Harvard Business School who collaborated on the Five Forces Framework for analyzing an industry based on its competitive dynamics. These five forces include the relative bargaining power of buyers and sellers,
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At Hughes Marino, our award-winning culture and team performance thrives on continuous improvement, knowing that EVERY detail matters. This includes identifying things, both big and small, that may not be running as smoothly as they could be and having the courage to speak up when challenges might arise. As part two of our HM-ism series, we wanted to focus on…
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Commercial real estate is an inefficient marketplace. It is also a bit of a relic, unchanged in the last hundred years and largely dominated by landlords and their brokers, which has resulted in an industry where long-term, loyal, repeat customers are repeatedly expected to pay a premium. I call it a loyalty premium. The mechanism for this is the renewal…
