President's Message

Jim Sedgwick 2012 NAIOP WI President

Hello fellow NAIOPians. 

READ FURTHER...this message is NOT about politics!

I don't even know what a "normal" news day looks like any more.  My house will be void of a constant barrage of phone calls with pollsters or folks soliciting my hard-earned cash.  My mailbox may soon gather cobb webs.  I don't know about you but I can hardly wait!

Back to NAIOP...while events are kept quiet during the summer months, we are working hard on planning for 2013 which marks our 10th year since opening our doors in October of 2003.  We will start out the year with our Annual Meeting on January 22 at the Wisconsin Club-City Club location.  In addition to our short business meeting, the event will feature guest speaker, Milwaukee Historian John Gurda.  We will welcome our new board members and reveal the remainder of the 2013 Calendar.  Speaking of new board members, the Leadership Continuity Committee, chaired by Immediate Past President, Shawn Cavin, worked diligently to identify Julie Ledger of Opus Development Corporation and Leslie Scherrer of the Peter Scherrer Group.  Both Julie and Leslie have worked hard on the Education and Programs Committee for the past several years and have risen to be leaders in the industry.  Look for the official ballots in December.

We've had a tremendous year and look forward to finishing it up on a positive note

Dec 4-DL Lunch with a Leader featuring Tom Bernacchi of Zilber Property Group

8 lucky NAIOP Developing Leaders will enjoy the life and career experiences of one of the key leaders in Southeastern Wisconsin.  This is a very exclusive event so register early!

Dec 12-Eighth Annual NAIOP and CARW Market Update

Join over 300 commercial real estate professionals for the premier commercial real estate event of the year.  Speakers this year are:

Industrial:  Scott Revolinski, RFP Commercial and Travis Tiede, NAI MLG Commercial

Office:  Marianne Burish of Siegel-Gallagher and Matt Hunter of Colliers International|Wisconsin

Retail:  Andy Fishler, The Boerke Company|Cushman & Wakefield

We are currently seeking event sponsors for this event.  If you are interested in joining:

Platinum Level @ $2,000: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Gold Level @ $500:  Opus Development Corporation, Excel Engineering, Colliers International|Wisconsin, The Boerke Company|Cushman & Wakefield and NAI MLG Commercial

For more information see Market Update Sponsorship or contact Chris Korjenek at 414.507.2326 or email chris@naiop-wi.org

Public Affairs Update

We are continuing our momentum in the Public Affairs/Public Policy arena.  Lobbyist Tom Larson in conjunction with members of the PA Committee have drafted 2013-14 Legislative Priorities.  The final document will be presented to the Board of Directors in December for approval and implementation.

NAIOP Members Meet with U.S. Senate Candidate Tommy Thompson

Twelve NAIOP members met with TT in October to get his perspective on the election and the economy.  As characteristic of TT, he also took a great deal of time to get to know each and every attendee and their business.  We also presented his campaign with over $10,000 in contributions from members and our NAIOP Corporate Political Action Committee.

From left to right: J.Sedgwick, B. Haney, R. Marks, S.Cavin, S. Langlois, MC Lanser, G. Beyer, T. Thompson, J. Whipple, C. Korjenek, M. Mooney, D. Tomczyk, T. Burke 

NAIOP Annual Golf Outing Recap-September 27

Our DL Golf Committee (Dan Jeserig, Lucas Rocole, Bailey Collier and Nick Bickler) once again did an OUTSTANDING job with our Annual Two and Two Golf Outing.  The event this year featured the Golf Ball Drop sponsored by Schranz Roofing which saw 80 golf balls dropped on the 18th green from a helicopter above.  Other generous event sponsors included:

Event Sponsor:  BMO Harris Bank

Lunch Sponsors:  Interstate Partners and Chicago Title Insurance Company

Beverage Sponsors:  Miron Construction and Associated Bank

Putting Green Sponsor:  Kapur & Associates, Inc.

Dirty Ball Sponsor:  Bukacek Construction

Hole Sponsors:  Colliers International, Innovative Signs, Somerstone, Beyer Construction, TCF Bank and CoStar Group

Did you miss the event this year?  Click HERE to see photos AND mark your calendars for Thursday, September 19, 2013 for next year's event! 

New Members-3Q2012

Eric Bolander, Godfrey & Kahn

Dan Cowell, Irgens

Jerry Erdmann, Chicago Title Insurance Company

Pat Kressin, GRAEF

Seth Robbins, Brookdale Senior Living

We can never thank our Corporate Sponsors enough.  They generously provide financial assistance to our organization allowing us to hold educational and networking events, build an extremely active membership and keep members informed of public policy issues impacting our industry.

WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO DO BUSINESS WITH SPONSORS!!

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