Malone Commercial Brokers Press Releases

ICSC New England Idea Exchange
The Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts

July 13-14, 2011 - Mark Malone, CCIM attended the International Council of Shopping Centers’ 2011 New England Idea Exchange in Boston.

Day One presentations included: Government Relations Update and Outlook for Retail Real Estate. The keynote speaker was Roger Berkowitz, President & CEO of Legal Sea Foods. The “Retailers Runway” session provided attendees with the opportunity to hear directly from both new and expanding retailers in New England.

In the general session, Brad Hutensky of The Hutensky Group moderated a 6-member, multi-generational panel of leading retail real estate families discussing the challenges and rewards of having your name on the door. “Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategies” completed the general session and was co-presented by A.J. Gerritson, Founding Partner of 451 Marketing LLC (social media marketing perspective), Mike Proulx, Sr. Vice President of Hill Holliday (retailer perspective) and David Fleming, Corporate Marketing Director of WS Development (developer/owner perspective).

Day Two of the conference focused on networking, sales, leasing and deal-making groups. ICSC was founded in 1957 and is the global trade association of the shopping center industry. It has 60,000 members through the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries. Membership includes shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, lenders, retailers and other professionals as well as academics and public officials.

Malone Commercial Brokers Welcomes
Jessamyn Mackey
Portland, Maine

August, 2010 - Jessamyn Mackey joined Malone Commercial Brokers in August as an administrative assistant. She manages the company's phones, reception desk and online property databases. Jessamyn oversees general office operations and also assists David Caron with his brokerage activities and works with Deanna Duffey and Karen Yesinkus on special projects. Jessamyn can be reached 207-358-7022 or jmackey@malonecb.com.

Malone Commercial Brokers Welcomes
Gail Atkins
Portland, Maine

July, 2010 - Gail Atkins has joined Malone Commercial Brokers. She works with clients, coordinates projects and listings, and provides support for all aspects of Joe Malone's brokerage activities. Gail has an extensive background in development and project management as well as paralegal and administrative experience. Gail can be reached at gatkins@malonecb.com or (207) 772-6871.

Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusettes

July 19, 2010 – Mark Malone and Dan Catlin attended the International Council of Shopping Centers’ 2010 ICSC New England Idea Exchange held in Boston. The conference was held at a new location, the Hynes Convention Center. The keynote presentation was given by Steve Pagliuca, Managing Director of Bain Capital and Managing Partner of the Boston Celtics. The "Retailers Runway" session gave attendees the opportunity to hear straight from the retailers who are new and expanding in the New England region. "Adapt and Change--Market Overview and Update" was the focus of the conference's general session. This Q&A session offered attendees a historical overview of market conditions as a framework for discussing how to adapt to current market changes and challenges with a panel of experts in investment sales, leasing, development, financial markets and marketing technology. Mark and Dan participated in meetings with smaller networking and deal making groups at the conference as well.

July 10, 2009 –Joe Malone, Mark Malone and Dan Catlin attended the International Council of Shopping Centers 2009 ICSC New England Idea Exchange held in Boston. The conference provides a good opportunity to conduct business with retailers, brokers, developers, owners, lenders, suppliers, municipalities and economic development agencies from across the region. The keynote presentation given by Jonathan Kraft, President/COO of the Kraft Group, addressed several topics of interest in the retail sector. The Idea Exchange had an expanded session of the “Retailers’ Runway” for New England that included retailers such as Aldi, DollarTree, Price Chopper Supermarket, Panda Restaurant Group, Boloco, Aveda, and Great Clips to name a few. Joe, Mark, and Dan attended panel sessions led by ICSC committee members that focused on retail strategies/opportunities over the next five years and also participated in networking and deal making groups.

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Boston, Massachusette

July 14, 2008 – Mark Malone and Dale Holman attended the ICSC’s 2008 New England Idea Exchange held July 9th through the 10th. This conference featured sessions with national retailers and developers discussing strategies and trends in the current challenging economic landscape. A special session was devoted to new and expanding New England retailers. The conference provides a venue to network and conduct business with retailers, brokers, developers, owners, lenders, suppliers, municipalities and economic development agencies from across the region.

January 24, 2008 – MALONE COMMERCIAL BROKERS presented its retail report as part of the Sector Analysis Program of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA) Annual Real Estate Conference held at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine. Dale Holman, Associate Broker, presented the report to conference attendees and MEREDA members. Malone Commercial Brokers also participated in MEREDA’s Fourth Annual Member Showcase which supplements the conference with 60 exhibitors.

December 6, 2007 – Joe Malone and Mark Malone attended the ICSC 2007 New York National Conference and Dealmaking held December 3rd through the 5th. National retailers use this International Council of Shopping Centers’ conference to showcase their business and expansion plans. The conference is also a venue in which to promote and maximize opportunities for listings and projects, build new relationships and stay current with trends in the shopping center industry.

Malone Commercial Brokers Listings on Cityfeet

December 11, 2007 - MCB began publishing its property listings on Cityfeet.com. It is the #1 source of free commercial real estate information for commercial real estate professionals. Cityfeet specializes in all commercial real estate property categories including: office space, executive suites, commercial land, industrial property, retail space and businesses for sale.

Cityfeet’s listings receive top placement on network partners such as Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, AOL and MSN. MCB listings will also be accessed through national and international websites such as Entrepreneur.com, Morningstar, Fast Company, Newsweek, Kiplinger’s, Financial Times, PCWorld, Realestate.com, The New York Times, Biz Journals. Property listings also get exposure through 120+ regional newspaper websites.

MCB is also a member of LoopNet and Maine CPE (Maine Commercial Assn. of Realtors) on line commercial databases and the Maine Real Estate Information System (MREIS) and MLS Services.

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