Office tenant boosts space in Natomas, but doesn't go far

Inland Business Systems didn’t need to look far when company managers determined they’d outgrown their existing 35,000-square-foot space in Natomas.

By April, the company will be in new, bigger space just down North Market Boulevard, according to a broker who helped them find it.

“There aren’t many sexy flex buildings out there,” said Scott Bennett, a senior vice president with Colliers International Sacramento. “They needed one that was more like half office and half warehouse, and that’s the…

How to knock your next RFP response out of the park

So, just how much of the text in those huge proposals we submit do you actually read?

That was one of the questions posed to panelists at the Society for Marketing Professional Services’ Friday luncheon on “How to Improve Your Proposal Responses … What Your Clients Say They Want To See.” The group primarily discussed proposals for general contracting, architecture and engineering services.

None of the three panelists — Karen Alarid, executive director of facilities design and construction for…

Developer shelves plans for $215M indoor ski resort in Grand Prairie

The developer behind the plans for a $215 million indoor ski resort in Grand Prairie, known as The Grand Alps Resort & Hard Rock Hotel, is putting those plans on hold because the group hasn’t been able to secure any land in Grand Prairie.

In a letter issued to the City of Grand Prairie this afternoon, developer Sherman Thurston said it came down to the cost of several sites in Grand Prairie.

“We wish the City of Grand Prairie the best in the entertainment district efforts,” Thurston stated. “We…

Kauffman Foundation's Robinson: 'The state of entrepreneurship is not good'

Though many say they are seeing Albuquerque’s entrepreneurial initiatives take off, the city isn’t looking at it as one task.

Instead, on Monday at the monthly meeting of NAIOP, a commercial real estate development organization, leaders gathered to discuss the city’s progress in various efforts to boost entrepreneurship.

“The state of entrepreneurship is not good,” said Jonathan Robinson, a manager of entrepreneurship programs for the Kauffman Foundation. “But it could be worse.”

Though the city…

Apartment developer nabs SoBro site

An apartment developer from Ohio continued its buying spree in Nashville on Monday, acquiring land in SoBro.

Lifestyle Communities paid $850,000 for 0.4 acres at 716 3rd Ave. South. The property is the next block over from the popular 3rd & Lindsley live music venue, and also near some Metro and county office buildings.

What’s most significant about this deal is that it extends the push for residential development much deeper into SoBro.

There’s the Encore condo tower and a 33-story apartment…