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How We Strive to Become a Category of One Company
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When we founded Hughes Marino 14 years ago, we had already spent 20+ years in the commercial real estate industry and recognized that there had to be a better way to help companies with their space. This realization led us to another question: If we could reimagine our own industry, what would it look like?…
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I got a call from a reporter asking about my individual position, as well as our company’s position, on a recent California draft Senate Bill (SB 939) that would provide potential rental relief for companies who suffered catastrophic loss of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reporter assumed I would of course support it given my stance on only…
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What was once the unthinkable is now our reality. Outside of Bill Gates and maybe a handful of epidemiologists from around the world, I’m not sure anyone could have dreamt of a global social and economic lockdown to head off a global pandemic. So here we are, nearly three months of home quarantine, realizing that most of us can actually…
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By David Marino As we emerge from the shelter in place order, many companies will find themselves with excess space or facilities that they no longer need. Certainly, a good portion of the millions of layoffs over the last few months were office and manufacturing workers whereby many companies simply will not need the amount […]
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Since the beginning of our story at Hughes Marino, we have met more wonderful people than we can count. From our incredible teammates to our innovative clients, to so many businesses and thought leaders we have built relationships with over the years–we are forever grateful for their impact on our lives and our company. One person who has been with…
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Thursday, April 16th began and ended with webinars. That may be true for a lot of folks in this work-from-home twilight zone episode we are all living through. But for me, the stark contrast between the projections and predictions of these two senior commercial real estate industry professionals was striking. In the morning I listened to David Marino, Executive Vice President…
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By Briana Iverson In the wake of the COVID-19 Shelter in Place order and the global shutdown of consumer demand, business activity and supply chain has created an unprecedented shock to the business community, leaving businesses scrambling to gather advice on how to handle such an unforeseen event. In an effort to help companies navigate […]
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Working from home in the midst of this crisis is hard. It is hard to focus. It is hard to stay motivated. It is hard not to worry about the spread of COVID-19 and how the world in which we live will have been forever changed when we finally emerge from this self-induced isolation. In dark and challenging times, leaders…
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We are adrift in uncharted waters. The pathogen currently wreaking havoc around the world is novel, and so is the current collapse. I have personally witnessed three prior economic declines, but never before has the global engine of industry been turned off intentionally, by governments, overnight. And now we all have to figure out the rules of this new game.…
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Businesses across the country and around the globe have found themselves in completely unprecedented and dire situations, putting them in positions where the decisions they make today may mean the difference between keeping their doors open or closing up shop. With business leaders seeking advice on how to keep team members employed, and evolve their companies and business strategies in…
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As the leading national advocate for commercial tenants, our team at Hughes Marino is working seven days a week right now to help our clients navigate these unprecedented times. Your company’s revenue forecast is suddenly suspect while your expenses are stubbornly fixed. And your real estate cost is one of the big numbers on that damn expense statement. Interestingly, one…
