02/17/05:Carl Sandburg once said, "What if we threw a war and nobody came?" Well, what if we threw a hockey season and the teams didn't come? In the face of the NHL strike it's interesting to note that no professional sports league has ever cancelled its entire season due to a strike. It's certainly a point of differentiation between the NHL and other sports leagues—the NBA or NFL--though a dubious one at best. And it's an apt metaphor for other cyclical businesses, let's say.. . real estate. It's easy to get negative publicity, but how good are you at promoting your product and service when there are so many different options and choices for the end-user? It's always a good idea to revisit continually how you differentiate yourself from the competitor. The last thing you ever want to hear is, "And you're with whom?"

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	GOLDSTEIN GROUP (GLEN ROCK, NJ) Chuck Lanyard has been tapped as director of brokerage services, in which he will oversee brokerage staff and all aspects of the brokerage division. Lanyard has been at Goldstein since 1997.
	FIRST INDEPENDENT BANK (PORTLAND, OR) Christina Kelley has been promoted to senior vice president and manager of the firm's new local private banking credit services team. Kelley has served at the bank for the past two years.
	ROCKEFELLER GROUP DEVELOPMENT (NEW YORK CITY) Robert C. Jackson has been named to the newly created position of chief investment officer. Jackson has been at Rockefeller since 1974. In his new role, he will run various financial activities and secure financing for development projects.

	TRAMMELL CROW CO. (FLORHAM PARK, NJ) The firm has appointed Beth Eggert as property manager for the New Jersey Foreign Trade Zone in Mt. Olive. Eggert was most recently property manager at Advance Realty Group.
	ARGUS REALTY INVESTORS (SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA) Michaeljohn Kudlik has been appointed director of realty funds at the organization, leaving his prior post as director of national sales and marketing at Cornerstone Realty Fund.
	PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL (NEWARK) Dana Colucci has come on board as southern regional manager for Prudential Huntoon Paige, the FHA lending arm for this company. Colucci, based in Atlanta, was most recently managing director for Collateral Mortgage Capital.
	SIGNATURE PARTNERS (NEW YORK CITY) The firm has appointed J. Gregory Kost as senior managing director and principal, and Michael Pinney and Alan Rosinsky as directors.
	FIRST INDEPENDENT BANK (PORTLAND, OR) New to the company's Portland loan production office is Adam Monshi, who joins as vice president and team leader. Monshi most recently managed the Portland lending office of EverTrust Bank.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD

Real Estate Transaction Manager

(CALIFORNIA)

Ideal candidate will possess at least three years of experience with commercial real estate leases and/or sales transactions in a brokerage or property management capacity. He or she will coordinate and manage such transactions using excellent analytical and communications skills.

EQUINOX PARTNERS

Vice President, Taxation

(UNITED STATES)

Reporting to the executive vice president and CFO, this professional will have overall responsibility for tax planning, research, REIT tax compliance, federal, state and local tax reporting and related processes and filings. This includes developing compliance policies and procedures and interacting with property management and legal group.

ROBERT CHARLES LESSER & CO. LLC

Associate

(GEORGIA)

Successful applicant will help prepare market and financial feasibility analysis for real estate development projects. This includes participation in market research, financial analysis, product planning and corporate real estate evaluation.

AIMCO

Controller

(FLORIDA)

In this position, which reports to the general manager, controller will prepare, review and analyze financial and operations data while also overseeing financial reporting for all operations. He or she will also provide strategic business management direction and operations leadership within the property.

AMERICAN REALTY ADVISORS

Director of Real Estate Research

(CALIFORNIA)

This professional will oversee and assist research analysis efforts for all of the company's US real estate acquisitions, which includes performing specific micro- and macro-market research analysis while using significant experience in the commercial real estate industry.

MONUMENT REALTY LLC

Project Manager

(WASHINGTON DC)

Suitable candidate will coordinate architects, engineers, utility providers and other technical consultants while overseeing site plan approval and building permit approval processes, monitoring construction and working with general contractor.

BUCHANAN PARTNERS

Construction Manager

(MARYLAND)

This position requires interfacing with tenant, architect, general contractor, property managers, owners and leasing agents, while also monitoring construction process and running design, permitting and pricing. Ideal candidate will also keep tenant apprised of schedule and track budgets.

EQUITY OFFICE PROPERTIES

Regional HR Director

(CALIFORNIA)

Suitable candidate will serve as "eyes and ears" for employee issues and primary point of contact and coach on employee relations issues. He or she will lead management development, change management and training needs assessment efforts, and manage pay-planning, performance management, career planning and succession management processes for designated region.

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