Developer hires Copaken Brooks as Development Consultant
Copaken Brooks has been engaged as Development Consultant by Aspen Square Inc., the new owner of the Corbin Park development project in Overland Park, Kansas. The development will be renamed Aspen Square under the new ownership.
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High-tech HQ leaving suburbs for downtown
DSI, a global high-tech software company in Overland Park, is moving its headquarters and 150 employees to downtown Kansas City. It’s believed to be the first significant suburban company to make the switch downtown since a multi-billion-dollar revival began a decade ago. The firm said it thought a downtown location would boost the recruiting of younger and more tech-savvy employees.
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USDA: 'Locally grown' food a $4.8 billion business
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of "local foods," whether sold direct to consumers at farmers markets or through intermediaries such as grocers or restaurants, amounted to $4.8 billion in 2008. That's a number several times greater than earlier estimates, and the department predicts locally grown foods will generate $7 billion in sales this year.
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Sheryl Vickers joins Copaken Brooks
Copaken Brooks is pleased to announce that Sheryl Vickers has joined Copaken Brooks as Vice President of Retail Leasing. In her new role, Sheryl is responsible for retail leasing and sales, tenant representation, site selection, and acquisitions.
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Corporate Real Estate-Lease Accounting Changes are Hot Topic
The United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) initiated a joint project whereby all leases will be recognized on the balance sheet --not the income statement --beginning as early as January 1, 2012.
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