The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary Vince Lombardi         Kasten Long Commercial Group Ezine for the week ending January 30, 2013   http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=r7yvvzcab&v=001yqHNAgdI3XiWkSNhKucQGhwnqbXUzeXTQtK-0ssR52xDQiGyXVOIS1ZDXE_MUy82T4DPBHPFF-AulnJXass3N8Udn7Uoy-EOuGGd9JW_I_8MUvzQiuaxBw%3D%3D     Feel free to contact Walter regarding any of these stories, the current market, distressed commercial real estate opportunities and needs, your …

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“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pan American Day address, April 15, 1939           DER SPIEGEL British Prime Minister David Cameron intends to hold a referendum on his country’s future in the European Union. His predecessor Tony Blair tells SPIEGEL why …

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  “All men by nature desire knowledge.” -Aristotle, Metaphysics             BY RICHARD BRANSON| Yesterday| Editor’s Note: Entrepreneur Richard Bransonregularly shares his business experience and advice with readers. Ask him a question and your query might be the inspiration for a future column. Q: Is self-motivation an innate quality or is it something that can be learned …

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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” Abraham Lincoln             America’s Fastest Growing Cities http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2013/01/23/americas-fastest-growing-cities/ Introduction We rated the 100 most populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) based on six metrics. Using data from Moody’s Analytics, we assessed the estimated …

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 “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” -Abraham Lincoln     Maricopa County PinalN130114 PinalN130111 PinalN130110 PinalN130108 PinalN130104 PinalN130103 PinalN121213 PimaPIDLabels130122 PimaN130122 PimaN130117 PimaN130116 PimaN130115 PimaN130111 PimaN121220 PimaN130109     Disclaimer of Liability The information in this blog-newsletter is for general guidance only, and does …

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  Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better. Bill Bradley           By Amy Wolff Sorter       | Phoenix Last Updated: January 28, 2013 05:25am ET TEMPE, AZ-Business Real Estate Weekly of Arizonareports that the last 58.5 acres within the 350-acre Papago Park Center could eventually be the site of Grand at …

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It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously. Logan P. Smith         Jan 23, 2013, 10:02am MST  Adam KressDigital Editor- Phoenix Business Journal Forbes magazine named Phoenix as one of the fastest-growing cities in America, but a trio of cities in Texas top …

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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson         DER SPIEGEL  By Felix Bohr Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan After World War II, dozens of Nazi criminals went into hiding in South America. A new study reveals how a ‘coalition of …

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Where there is no vision, there is no hope. George Washington Carver           Jan 24, 2013, 12:10pm MST Kristena Hansen Reporter-Phoenix Business Journal Seven master-planned communities in metro Phoenix have been named among the top 50 best-selling residential developments in the nation in 2012. The Valley projects were ranked based on …

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  “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt             Kristena HansenReporter- Phoenix Business Journal  Jan 23, 2013, 1:24pm MST Scottsdale-based Spirit Realty Capital Inc. (NYSE: SRC) and Phoenix-based Cole Credit Property Trust II told shareholders on …

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