Stop Working Out So Much On Your "Rest Days"

https://twitter.com/davidariola/status/735912318941442049

Water Street Hotel in Naperville Topped Out!

https://twitter.com/davidariola/status/697536768468451328

CHART OF THE WEEK: CONSTRUCTION PRICE WILL RISE IN 2016, DESPITE LOWER MATERIAL COSTS

https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/chart-of-the-week-construction-price-will-rise-in-2016-despite-lower-material-costs-54368?utm_source=MorningBrief&utm_campaign=20160111_chicago_morningbrief&be=dariola@chicagorealtyco.com&utm_medium=email

One of this year's goals achieved - Early!

On Saturday Nov 10, I reached my goal of 4,000 miles on the bike this year - and i still have a few weeks to finish out the year!   Garmin Connect Profile

2012 CowaLUNGa Bike Tour

2012 CowaLUNGa Bike Tour:

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Chicago CBD on the mend

REBusinessOnline.com:

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Alderman wants to explore fighting foreclosures with eminent domain

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20120730/CRED03/120739989/alderman-wants-to-explore-fighting-foreclosures-with-eminent-domain

Untitled by dariola at Garmin Connect - Details

Untitled by dariola at Garmin Connect - Details

The Maturation of the Green Building Industry

http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/June/ul/SpivakGreen?utm_source=ULI&utm_medium=eblast&utm_campaign=062512

Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate (AMDP) | Harvard University Graduate School of Design Executive Education

If you are a real estate professional looking for an executive education experience, I highly recommend this Harvard program.  I am an alumni of Class II.

Downtown vacancy falls: 'Big tenants are starting to make decisions'

If you use real estate, even leased, it is worth looking into choices for electric suppliers

The Biggest Regret of All

See the latest research from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

What I learned from Robert Dudley, CEO of BP

I heard him speak at an Economic club event in Chicago.  He was in charge of the gulf clean up which cost them $21B and had up to 48,000 people involved.  He said the old adage that Money makes the world go 'round no longer applies.  He believes it is trust.  Think about the things you trust everyday - police, military, internet banking and transactions.  They were confronted with a huge loss of trust and he talked about how you respond to that loss.  They focused on the 3 R's - Respond (spent $21B), Reinforce (cooperation and information sharing), Restore (energy independence).  Sounds easy.

Landlords Poised to Regain Upper Hand In Recovering Office Market

The CR|D Newsletter 1.12

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Tips-to-reduce-real-estate-expenses-today---CR-D-s-Newsletter.html?soid=1102067250320&aid=AugLgTnw1H0

Five Assumptions that Kill High Performance

Trouble Is Brewing for Office Market

Interesting article in the Wall Street journal underscores the importance for tenants today to not only find the best deal but find the best deal that a landlord can afford to do.

Illinois leads with the most moves out of state

History of World's Tallest Building

History of World's Tallest Building

(from Emporis.com) Here you see an overview of the tallest building in the world since the start of the 20th century. TV towers, masts, and other building types are not included.

Time                     Name                                  City                          Floors     Height

2007 - present   Burj Khalifa                        Dubai                       163         828 m

2004 - 2007        Taipei 101                         Taipei                       101         509 m

1998 - 2004        Petronas Towers              Kuala Lumpur        88           452 m

1974 - 1998        Willis Tower                      Chicago                  108          442 m

1972 - 1974        World Trade Center         New York City        110         417 m

1931 - 1972        Empire State Building     New York City        102         381 m

1930 - 1931        Chrysler Building              New York City        77           319 m

1930 - 1930        The Trump Building         New York City        70           283 m

1913 - 1930        Woolworth Building           New York City       57           241 m

1909 - 1913        Metropolitan Life Tower   New York City        50           213 m

1908 - 1909        Singer Building                 New York City        47           187 m

1901 - 1908        Philadelphia City Hall      Philadelphia          9              167 m

Given a Chance To Be Lone Guns, Most Workers Still Choose the Posse - CoStar Group

Given a Chance To Be Lone Guns, Most Workers Still Choose the Posse - CoStar Group

Will Mobile Wallets Kill Bank Branches?

5 Signs Your Company's Got a 'Penn State' Problem

Another Useful Google Tool

Monitor the Web for interesting new content

Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.

Enter the topic you wish to monitor, then click preview to see the type of results you'll receive. Some handy uses of Google Alerts include:

• monitoring a developing news story
• keeping current on a competitor or industry
• getting the latest on a celebrity or event
• keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams

Talk about pressure at work - think about replacing Steve Jobs

When Steve Jobs announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO, the markets gasped.  Who could possible replace such an industry and international giant, such as Jobs?  The position has been appointed to Tim Cook, and by reviewing the attached link, it is reasonable to assume Apple will remain a market leader.  Take 3 minutes to review the related story, and apply some of these principles to your work effort this week.  Apple's New CEO