With the lack of leadership and visionaries in most municipalities and states, why not look at government from Patton's point of view.

Where have all the real leaders gone? What have our business schools been cranking out in the last couple of decades? We don't need more politically correct, we need politically accurate in decision-making roles.
Continue reading "GOVERNMENT BY PATTON: CUT 20% OR BE REPLACED"

As more houses become worth less than the mortgage that an owner has to pay, some people are just mailing the keys back to the bank.

Continue reading "JINGLE MAIL: PEOPLE ARE WALKING AWAY FROM UNDERWATER HOUSES "

These are all things of the past. Where are any places you can get a nickel beer today? How do you text or send a picture on a rotary phone? Two week notices? You must be kidding.

Continue reading "TWO-WEEK NOTICES, NICKEL BEERS, & ROTARY TELEPHONES "

Counterfeiting is a lucrative business from watches, purses and cell phone batteries to even car parts, pharmaceuticals and cabling.

Continue reading "BUILDING CABLING: COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS"

Did financial experts lead the average person into buying into a declining market eight years ago?

Continue reading "REAL ESTATE FAILURE: CONNECTING THE DOTS"

Commercial properties cannot be measured with 20th Century yardsticks, they will need 21st century intelligent amenities like broadband connectivity and diverse power feeds to attract and maintain corporate tenants.
Continue reading "ASSESSING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: NEW METRICS REQUIRED"

It seems like toxic assets go down better when mixed with KoolAid.

Continue reading "REAL ESTATE'S SHADOW INVENTORY"

Would you buy an 80,000-seat Domed stadium for $583,000?

Continue reading "COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BARGAINS: DOMED STADIUM FOR PRICE OF A MIDDLECLASS HOUSE"

Continue reading "4G WORLD: THE GIGABYTE GENERATION IS HERE - PART II"

Chicago may have lost the vote, but it should not lose the will to improve the city.  Go for fiber to get to the Gold.

Continue reading "THE OLYMPICS OF REALITY IN CHICAGO"

Here is the Chicago Plan that the Mayor and his staff should now pursue after the vote went to Rio for the 2016 Olympics.  Go beyond the traditional definition of infrastructure and start looking at the electronic layers that attract corporate site selection committees.

 

Continue reading "THE CHICAGO PLAN - TEN STEPS TO GOLD"

Many say we have “turned the corner” in the economy and the arguments rage from the Bulls and the Bears on Wall Street as they check their charts.

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“If you are still talking about less than gigabit speeds to end users for any networks that have yet to be implemented, you are way behind the times,” comments James Carlini.

After attending 4G WORLD at McCormick Place this week and listening to those in strategic positions talking about WiMAX and the future of mobility-based devices supported by wireless broadband connectivity, it is very tempting to say, “I told you so.”

Continue reading "4G WORLD: THE GIGABYTE GENERATION IS HERE - PART I"

We bailed out the automobile industry and then created the Cash for Clunkers program, but what did many people really go out and buy?
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“Building for the future” is a very hollow statement when the vast majority of stimulus funding is aimed at maintaining the past. Though federal stimulus programs might have good intentions, they really don’t do too much for improving the digital infrastructure.
Continue reading "FIXING DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE"