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Gin Wong, Who Designed Futuristic Buildings in Los Angeles, Dies at 94

New York Times – U.S. News

9/17/2017

Gin Wong, Who Designed Futuristic Buildings in Los Angeles, Dies at 94 By RICHARD SANDOMIRSEPT. 17, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Continue reading the main story Photo Gin Wong and Ron Wagley, the chief executive of Transamerica, with a model of the company’s pyramid-shaped building in San Francisco. Mr. Wong supervised its design. Gin Wong, a Chinese-born architect whose modernist designs helped define the postwar landscape of Los Angeles in structures as diverse as a gas…

We hunted down the controversial ‘Bodega’ vending machine and found one in the wild – here’s what it’s like

Business Insider – Retail

9/17/2017

Twitter users across the country howled in rage on Wednesday after getting wind of Bodega, the startup whose internet connected pantry boxes want to replace your local corner store. Many observers criticized the choice of the Bodega name — which traditionally refers to Mom and Pop convenience stores in large American cities — and the notion that two former Google employees could potentially put the beloved local shops out of business. In the Fast Company profile that ignited the storm, cofounder…

Introducing: CRE Podcasts and Videos.

Duke Long Blog

9/17/2017

CRE Podcasts and Videos. Welcome to CRE Podcasts. Our goal is to provide a one-stop site where you can find your favorite CRE podcasts, both audio and video, and discover new ones. We’re just getting started so, if you have your own podcast which you would like us to include, or if you have a favorite, please be sure to share it by clicking HERE. Just a few of the featured podcasts. America’s Commercial Real Estate Show with Michael Bull The Duke Long Podcast The Dealmaker Zone with Steve Nson Q…

Only one city checks all of Amazon’s boxes

Crains New York – Everything Real Estate

9/17/2017

When Amazon announced last week its intent to build a second headquarters, in addition to Seattle, it set off a frenzied round of speculation regarding which city would ultimately land the tech behemoth and the 50,000 new jobs it is promising.A number of articles were promptly published touting a wide range of North American cities, including Denver, Chicago, Boston and Austin, Texas. Curiously, New York, the most diverse city in the country with more than 800 languages spoken as well as the hom…

This Tech-Fueled Hotel Is Swapping Traditional Services For Self-Service To Compete With Airbnb

Bisnow – New York Commercial Real Estate News

9/17/2017

A new hotel concept is ditching reservation staff for self-service tablets. Manhattan's Public Hotel is owned by Ian Schrager, also the creator of nightclub Studio 54. With this concept, Schrager aims to push back against the ever-growing Airbnb by developing a tech-fueled hotel that obliterates the need for staff such as bellhops and front-desk attendants, thereby keeping costs low, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rates start at $150/night, although they do increase during high-demand tim…

How Whole Foods went from a hippie natural foods store to Amazon’s latest weapon

Business Insider – Retail

9/16/2017

Whole Foods has had quite the ride. CEO and co-founder John Mackey took it from a small natural foods store in the hippie haven of Austin, Texas to an international behemoth. It was only 10,500 square feet with 19 employees. But the idea of natural food stores was only beginning, and as one of the first in the country, the seed that Mackey planted blossomed. Through acquisitions of natural food stores around the country, though, the chain became larger and larger and had ambitious growth plans, …

Frenzy of warehouse projects fueled partly by e-commerce

Indianapolis Business Journal – Latest News

9/16/2017

Eight million square feet of space equates to 185 acres, or 138 football fields. More important for the metropolitan area’s real estate market, it’s the total the local industrial sector absorbed last year. The record amount, which represents total square footage leased minus the square footage of space no longer occupied, illustrates just how hot central Indiana’s industrial segment is right now. MORE FROM IBJ See where the building boom has been happening around Indy. “The market is as vibrant…

Would Amazon open its second headquarters on Staten Island?

Staten Island Business News

9/15/2017

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SweepBright is the mobile agent’s new marketing partner

Inman News – Features

9/15/2017

Have suggestions for products that you'd like to see reviewed by our real estate technology expert? Email Craig Rowe. Sweepbright is a listing marketing and lead cultivation app. Platforms: iOS; Browser web companion app Ideal for: Agents in tight, fast-moving markets; boutique independents, tech-driven offices. Top selling points Superb interface Internet data exchange (IDX) connection Easy publishing to website, social and portals Dotloop integration Top concerns The app is marketed as a …

Amazon is bringing its biggest weapon to Whole Foods to make sure it succeeds (AMZN)

Business Insider – Tech

9/14/2017

Amazon has been erasing billions from its rivals' valuations in the weeks since its acquired Whole Foods. Investors have shed their investments in other grocery stores as they wait to see how Amazon will modernize its new grocery holding. But the best weapon in Amazon's arsenal isn't robot cashiers, drones or machine learning — it's Amazon Prime. "We believe 80% (38 million) of current US Prime members do not shop at Whole Foods," Brian Nowak, an analyst at Morgan S…

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Gin Wong, Who Designed Futuristic Buildings in Los Angeles, Dies at 94

We hunted down the controversial ‘Bodega’ vending machine and found one in the wild – here’s what it’s like

Introducing: CRE Podcasts and Videos.

Only one city checks all of Amazon’s boxes

This Tech-Fueled Hotel Is Swapping Traditional Services For Self-Service To Compete With Airbnb

How Whole Foods went from a hippie natural foods store to Amazon’s latest weapon

Frenzy of warehouse projects fueled partly by e-commerce

Would Amazon open its second headquarters on Staten Island?

SweepBright is the mobile agent’s new marketing partner

Amazon is bringing its biggest weapon to Whole Foods to make sure it succeeds (AMZN)

Latest Trends and Insights in Real Estate Technology

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Gin Wong, Who Designed Futuristic Buildings in Los Angeles, Dies at 94

We hunted down the controversial ‘Bodega’ vending machine and found one in the wild – here’s what it’s like

Introducing: CRE Podcasts and Videos.

Only one city checks all of Amazon’s boxes

This Tech-Fueled Hotel Is Swapping Traditional Services For Self-Service To Compete With Airbnb

How Whole Foods went from a hippie natural foods store to Amazon’s latest weapon

Frenzy of warehouse projects fueled partly by e-commerce

Would Amazon open its second headquarters on Staten Island?

SweepBright is the mobile agent’s new marketing partner

Amazon is bringing its biggest weapon to Whole Foods to make sure it succeeds (AMZN)

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