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Jonathan A. Schein - President & CEO - Real Estate Media - GlobeSt.com2/21/06: It's hard these days to detect bipartisanship in the nation's capital. But there's a solid bridge across the aisle on the question of the White House selling the port-operation contract to a company in the United Arab Emirates. (For the record, these six ports are in three so-called red states and three blue states.) The concern here is not a xenophobic worry over which foreign country operates our ports. Rather, it's a matter of common sense. No non-American company should operate our ports. To paraphrase Rep. Peter King (R-NY), if this were a contract to operate our airports, this situation would never be tolerated.  King, of course, is not just a congressman.  He's also chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and we should heed his warning.

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GVA WILLIAMS NEW JERSEY
 (PARSIPPANY, NJ) John Cunningham becomes the first in the firm to be named executive vice president. Cunningham, previously a senior vice president, is marking his 14th year with the firm. He also is co-chairman of the GVA Worldwide Life Sciences Practice Group.
 

PM REALTY GROUP
 (HOUSTON) John S. Dailey, Stephannie Mower and John Spafford earn new titles with the firm. Dailey is named executive vice president and managing director for the private client acquisitions division after previously holding the same titles for PM Realty's national investment services division. Mower, formerly a director, takes over Dailey's old role as head of the investment services' group. Spafford, previously a vice president, becomes senior vice president and leasing director for the Houston office.
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J.E. ROBERT COS.
 (McLEAN, VA) With more than 20 years in the financial industry, Michael McGillis is hired as CFO for the real estate private equity fund business. He previously was vice president of corporate and regulatory accounting, reporting and analysis for Freddie Mac.
 

RITCHIE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
 (SAN JOSE, CA) Carolyn Johnson takes a broker associate's job in the Oakland office. She previously was director of consulting and grants programs for the Northern California Community Loan Fund.
 

SPAULDING & SLYE CONSTRUCTION GROUP
 (BOSTON) Frederick Cook, with 20 years' experience, is named vice president and project executive for the Jones Lang LaSalle affiliate. He most recently was vice president for Payton Construction.
 

CRESA PARTNERS
 (WASHINGTON, DC) Ki Nam joins as an assistant vice president, earning recognition as the firm's the first attorney in the Washington, DC office. He formerly was an attorney with the Charles E. Smith Cos. Inc. in Virginia.
 

STAUBACH CO.
 (CHICAGO) William K. Frain is named principal and Stacy L. Hammond, associate, as the former CB Richard Ellis Inc. team becomes the newest members of Staubach's Midwest Industrial Services Team and National Logistics Practice Group.
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