Business Management People on the Move
R.D. Olson Development Names VP, Finance
Aug 4, 2008

R.D. Olson Development has promoted Michael Riley from director of development to vice president of finance.   Since joining R.D. Olson in 2004, Riley has orchestrated more than $200 million in property financings and transactions. His most recent effort was the company’s $80 million sell of two Marriott Residence Inns in Burbank and Oceanside, Calif. As vice president of finance, Riley draws upon his accomplishments at R.D. Olson Development and his 20 years of prior experience in investment real estate to oversee the company’s acquisitions and dispositions. His role extends from the initial acquisition through the financing phase, then culminating with the operations and ultimate sale of the property.

 
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Mann Tapped by Mansur to Head U.S. Commercial Development
Oct. 13, 2008
HDG Mansur has tapped James Mann to be the managing director, head of commercial development in the United States. He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s existing and new commercial developments on a national basis.
Studley Promotes Two to Associate Branch Managers
Oct. 10, 2008
Studley promoted two of its real estate advisors -- Robert Sevim and Tiffany Winne -- to associate branch managers of the Chicago office.
Gary Helminski Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers Taps Helminski as National Director, Project, Development Services Group
Oct. 08, 2008
Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers, Colliers ABR, Colliers Pinkard and Colliers Turley Martin Tucker have appointed Gary Helminski as national director for project and development services. Helminski will report to Joseph Stettinius Jr., CEO of Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers.
Miller Thompson National, Argus Form Venture; Gee, Snodgrass to Join Thompson
Oct. 06, 2008
Thompson National Properties L.L.C. will manage nearly all of Argus Realty Investors L.P.’s portfolio under a new venture formed by the two California-based companies.
Allied Partners' Hadar Busted for Drugs
Oct. 06, 2008
According to a report in the New York Daily News, Eric Hadar, CEO of Allied Partners, was busted for drugs, including cocaine, Oxycontin and Xanax, He was stopped while driving erratically Friday on the Saw Mill River Parkway in New York and is due to make a court appearance on two felony counts today in Westchester, N,Y., the paper stated. His real estate firm bought the Citigroup Center on Lexington Ave. for $725 million in 2001.
 

 

Will California's Fiscal Pain Spread to Commercial Real Estate?
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