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DENVER-Forest City has tapped retail veteran Kemel Blue Jr. for its 1.2-million-sf NorthField Stapleton, a "Main Street" regional town center. Blue will be responsible for the official October opening and managing NorthField at Stapleton, the company's 4,700-acre mixed-use master-planned community. Several stores in the development already are open, project anchor Macy's will open in the fall.

Blue has more than 25 years of management, marketing, staff development and financial experience in the retail industry. He most recently served as general manager of the Mall at Forest City's Stonecrest in Atlanta. He has also held senior level management positions at several premier shopping centers in the Southeastern US, including Sawgrass Mills in Florida and Tysons Corner Center in Virginia.

As part of his responsibilities, Blue will also oversee Forest City's new and existing retail properties in Colorado including the Quebec Square part of Stapleton. In addition, he will oversee Saddle Rock Village in Aurora and a new regional mixed-use project in Westminster, called the Orchard Town Center, which is now under construction.

Forest City Stapleton has also recruited Diana Fiore. She will be responsible for establishing the marketing department, coordinating grand opening activities and overseeing all marketing initiatives. Prior to joining NorthField at Stapleton, Fiore served as marketing director for Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale, CA, another Forest City property. She joined the corporation in 1999 as a marketing coordinator at the Galleria at Sunset in Henderson, NV.

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Forest City Taps Industry Veterans for 1M-SF Stapleton Development

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