'We're safer than we were on Sept. 12, 2001.'

We are our own worst enemies.

Businesses vote with their wallets.

Businesses vote with their wallets.

In addition to serving as national online editor for GlobeSt.com, John Salustri is a contributor to Real Estate Forum, from which this article was excerpted. You've arrived. You've got your office in the C-suite of a major real estate-services company. Your perks are many, including status; recognition; and, of course, compensation. What's more, over the past decade, those perks have accelerated, keeping pace with the industry's growing corporate status and global presence. …

ALM, Real Estate Media Network's parent organization, has acquired the assets of the Strategic Research Institute, a privately held conference and seminar producer headquartered here. Founded in 1993, SRI currently produces more than 130 conference events annually, targeted primarily at C-level executives and professionals in sectors that include finance, life sciences, natural resource development, multi-cultural marketing, technology and general business. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company has produced almost 1,600 business-to-business events…

At its core, real estate is very private in nature.

At its core, real estate is very private in nature.