INSIDE BASEBALL ON D. C.: TUCSON METRO CHAMBER GUEST POST
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In a 2014 Tucson Metro Chamber survey of local business executives called the Business Expansion and Retention (BEAR) Report, the Chamber learned that the interface between the City of Tucson and the private sector needed some refinement so it could operate more smoothly and help more job creators open their doors.
TUCSON, ARIZ.- (Jan. 3, 2016)- On Jan. 1, 2017, Barbi Reuter took over as President of the Tucson-based commercial real estate firm, Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, where she previously served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). Founder and managing shareholder Mike Hammond will remain with the company, serving as its CEO and chairman.
“Barbi’s promotion to President is the natural step[…]
With thanks to countless donors and over 2,000 breakfast attendees, the PICOR Charitable Foundation (“PCF”) awarded $50,000 in grants in November, representing 100% of the proceeds from the 22nd Annual Pancake Breakfast. The Tucson-based firm and its foundation remain humbled to continue making an impact on the region’s youth via this annual event and effort.
There is a powerful chapter in the bestselling book Good to Great that describes an amazing phenomenon called the flywheel effect. In the context of the book, the flywheel effect is the relentless and steady achievement of small things that lead to long term achievement of great things. When you were a kid you might have played with a real flywheel called a gyroscope. It’s a heavy wheel[…]
Finally. It’s getting brisk! Not just fall in the air (or the closest it comes in the Sonoran Desert), but a sense that Tucson has truly turned the corner. It’s a time when economic momentum is palpable, and good news comes in long jump strides—not in the inches of years past. We can stop pinching ourselves for a moment and celebrate this, relish it, then build on it. We deserve to bask in some[…]
Earlier this month, our team was honored to win the Copper Cactus award for Best Place to Work (companies 31-75 employees). We couldn't be more thrilled, as this recognition belongs to every member of our company. Our team strives to exceed our clients' expectations, with a tremendous work ethic in a culture of fun. This is our seventh Copper Cactus Award since the program's inception, with past[…]
Tom Knox retires from Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, after twenty years of service, on September 30, 2015. An integral member of the office division and a principal/ shareholder, Tom's quality of thought and contributions made an indelible mark on our culture. Much of C&W | PICOR's success can be directly attributed to Tom's leadership, and his contributions will always be valued and remembered.[…]
On December 25, 2014, Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR lost the most colorful block from our metaphorical quilt. Peter Douglas was a founding Principal whose cowboy nature guided a career of client and community impact. He was a founder of Greater Tucson Leadership and was inducted into the YMCA Hall of Fame in which he served on the Board for several years, and as Chairman. He was a dynamic force[…]