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Westfield recognized for cutting emissions & mitigating climate risks
As all owners of shopping centers endeavor to present customers best practices for hygiene and sanitation, three leaders in retail real...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Westfield Celebrates the Most Wonderful Time of Year at Its Shopping Centers in the U.S.
The tradition of celebrating the holidays at Westfield continues with one-of-a-kind experiences that keep safety, services, community and...
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Oct 28, 20201 min read
USICH Unveils New Strategic Plan to Reduce Homelessness
The Strategic Plan “Expanding the Toolbox: The Whole-of-Government Response to Homelessness” shares the US Interagency Council on...
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Oct 19, 20204 min read
The “Housing First” Approach Has Failed: Time to Reform Federal Policy and Make it Work for Homeless
Homelessness has gained national attention with the growth of public encampments and street disorder, particularly in West Coast cities....
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Aug 11, 20201 min read
URW Enhances Digital Out-Of-Home Media Network Capabilities at Westfield Malls in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the first time in the DOOH industry, brands will be guaranteed real-time impressions...
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Jul 25, 20201 min read
6 Black-Owned Farms and CSAs Doing Revolutionary Work
Food producers are a vital but often overlooked part of a community. They employ, train, and empower people while producing and...
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Jul 21, 20201 min read
Steven Mnuchin says Congress should consider forgiving some small loans
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that he thinks Congress should consider automatically forgiving all small loans that were given to...
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Jul 21, 20201 min read
Planning Board approves major building project at Westfield Montgomery mall
The Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday approved a major building project at the Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda that will...
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Jul 16, 20201 min read
New California State Bill 25 to Support Opportunity Zones
Summary: SB 25 creates an incentive for Opportunity Zone developments and publicly funded housing developments to meet LEED Gold, zero...
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Jul 9, 20201 min read
Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
Click below for Agency Searchable Database https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain The Trump Administration's Unified Agenda of...
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Jun 30, 20202 min read
April Shutdown to June Flowering? Rise in U.S. Foot Traffic Competes With Virus Upswing
Nationally, data from Unacast and Safegraph both showed foot traffic at retail locations continuing to climb toward pre-shutdown or...
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Jun 26, 20201 min read
URW's Jaap Tonckens Joins BISNOW for Retail Download
Jaap Tonckens URW CFO talks the importance of retail in rebuilding a strong economy. In the U.S. almost 19 million people are employed...
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Jun 25, 20201 min read
Lawmakers Urge CRE CMBS Relief
We applaud the ongoing efforts of the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to stand-up lending facilities to stabilize the...
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Jun 23, 20201 min read
Clarence Henderson: George Floyd protests — what I learned during lunch counter sit-ins in 1960
“Clarence, what can we do to make things better?” I’ve heard that question countless times in the last few weeks, as the senseless...
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Jun 19, 20202 min read
WHITE HOUSE OPPORTUNITY AND REVITALIZATION COUNCIL DELIVERS REPORT TO PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Report Outlines Best Practices and Features Examples of Community Revitalization Occurring Across the Nation in Opportunity Zones...
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Jun 17, 20205 min read
Mall of America Said to Miss Another Payment on Mortgage Debt
(Bloomberg) -- Minnesota’s Mall of America missed another payment on a $1.4 billion m ortgage, putting the borrower more than 60 days...
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Jun 16, 20201 min read
Statement from Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on the Main Street Lending Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement on the opening of lender registration for the Main...
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Jun 16, 20201 min read
Trump Team Weighs $1 Trillion for Infrastructure to Spur Economy
The Trump administration is preparing a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure proposal as part of its push to spur the world’s largest...
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Jun 15, 20201 min read
SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Program Reopened to All Eligible Small Businesses a
WASHINGTON – To further meet the needs of U.S. small businesses and non-profits, the U.S. Small Business Administration reopened the...
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Jun 12, 20203 min read
Edwards Sanders Joins the BPA Team
Edward Sanders, a seasoned policy and external affairs leader, joins Bass Public Affairs as a Senior Public Affairs Associate. Sanders...
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Jun 10, 20202 min read
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