Now San Diego County sheriff, Gore was at the helm of one of the FBI offices that would soon come to play a significant role in the investigation into two of the hijackers and any potential terrorism sleeper cells in San Diego.

Ten years later, Gore sat down with the North County Times to talk about his recollections, as the local FBI chief, of the days and weeks following the attacks.

He recalls the long days that tested and tired him, of the pride at the work that was done and of the relief that no other significant terrorism attacks have followed on American soil.

By 9 that morning, Gore had met with his FBI agents and staff and the local law enforcement power players, from local police and county sheriff's officials to local field reps from the CIA, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the then-Immigration and Naturalization Service.

REGION: Sheriff Gore, ex-FBI boss, recalls local bureau's role in 9/11 aftermath - North County Times

Phil Ladman, left, Jim Nierman, Ron Bamberger (holding Sasha), Bryce Lewis and Ben Longwell gather in front of 16789 Bernardo Center Drive, the former San Diego National Bank building, now home to Pacific West Bank. JOHN KOSTER | For the North County Times. This caption has been changed from its original posting.

Though many "For Lease" signs still dot the streets and avenues of Rancho Bernardo's shopping downtown, tenants and developers are scoring deals that mean storefronts are starting to fill up again.

Retail spaces in North San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties are split by class : Top-flight properties visible from major roads, with proximity to grocery stores and pharmacies, attract premium customers, while lesser locations struggle to find tenants.

While Rancho Bernardo has retail space at all grades of quality, it has less retail space for its population than many other areas, so its storefronts are likely to fill up first, brokers said. A recent spate of deals on distressed property and a willingness by landlords to lower rents have put Rancho Bernardo on the rebound ahead of other parts of the region.

RETAIL: Rancho Bernardo retail real estate bouncing back - North County Times

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David Perry have come aboard specializing in industrial properties. “Over the past six months the Voit team has been joined by a number of established brokers, each with specific expertise that will further our team’s ability to provide top-notch service to our clients in a variety of ways,” Wood adds.

Voit Expands San Diego Presence - GlobeSt.com

Penny Jones , founder and owner of the salon designed for men, started GTO over 15 years ago with the help of the Vermont Economic Development Authority. She employs a staff of 13. The Williston space is 1,500 square feet located at 122 Zephyr Road, just behind Guy’s Farm and Yard.

El Gato Cantina , an authentic Mexican restaurant, at 169 Church St. in Burlington. Offerings include carnitas, fresh salsas, chili relleño, at least 10 kinds of tacos, elote (Mexican grilled corn), and pozole. El Gato will also offer its own house-infused tequilas, several vegetarian selections, and gluten-free dishes.

Jess Bladyka . Maglianero Café will be open Monday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Genesis Fitness , in the space. She describes it as the first education-based health club in Vermont, focusing on teaching the fundamentals of fitness.

New Business - Business People Vermont

Specialty broker Alliant Insurance Services is relocating later this summer its third-party administrative support operations and 56 staffers to Cheshire from Waterbury, authorities say. It is Cheshire's second jobs win in a week.

Alliant has leased 15,000 square feet on the ground floor of 55 Realty Drive, in a business park off Highland Avenue/Route 10, to house operations currently located 14 miles away at 92 Brookside Road in Waterbury, landlord Jerry Barker and an Alliant official told HBJ Today.

Dave Hudon, Alliant executive vice president in charge of the Waterbury office, says the move will consolidate staff now scattered on several floors in what he described as "Class B-plus industrial'' space to Class A quarters. The move will occur in September, Hudon says.

San Diego-based Alliant bought former Administrative Consultants Inc. in Waterbury six years ago. Among other things, Alliant provides third-party support to insurers for their back-office operations, such as billing, premium collections and customer support.

Alliant moving Waterbury office to Cheshire - Hartford Business

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The new paradigm for online insurance sales has made pricing and purchasing insurance online simple and easy. So as an independent agent, your online presence must be front and center to fully support your reputation and book of business...

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Kroger Appoints Jones Lang LaSalle to Help Optimize Supermarket Portfolio - Insurance News Net (press release)

Jones Lang LaSalle to conduct a strategic review of a group of its retail assets for optimization strategies and to manage the disposition of some of its closed stores. Jones Lang LaSalle will work in tandem with Kroger’s divisional real estate teams on this assignment.

In addition to disposing of some of its assets, Kroger will evaluate purchasing new stores in key locations within its core markets, evaluate its debt loads and work with lenders and special servicers.

Emil Gullia, Tom Turley, Guy Ponticiello, Joe Brady, Geno Coradini and Brian Leonard will handle this assignment on behalf of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Roderick Wood. Most recently, Wood served as city manager with the City of Beverly Hills, Calif. He has also been city manager for Novato, Indian Wells and Escondido.

Kroger Appoints Jones Lang LaSalle to Help Optimize Supermarket Portfolio - Retail Traffic

When a tenant signs a lease, the business owner often adds up the rent payments under the lease and thinks that is the total extent of the obligation.  However, there are “operating expenses” in every lease that are effectively additional rent to the tenant. These operating expenses are the taxes, damage and destruction insurance and common area maintenance expenses that the landlord incurs to maintain the building.

In an office lease, these common area maintenance expenses are extensive.  They include: janitorial services; utilities of gas, water and electricity; repairs and maintenance to all of the building systems including elevator, HVAC systems, electrical and plumbing; amortizations of capital replacements for the roof, HVAC and other building systems; property management fees and reimbursements for labor — the list is virtually endless — and landlords have great liberties in most leases with what they can included in these expenses. In industrial and lab leases, the extent of these costs is more limited, generally because the tenant is maintaining the inside of its premises, versus the landlord providing for interior maintenance in an office lease.

Just to put it in perspective, the typical office building has aggregate operating expenses from $.80-$1.20 per square foot per month. The typical lab building has operating expenses from $.40-$.80 per square foot per month. For industrial space, it’s less at $.20-$.35 per square foot per month.  Relative to the lease rate you pay, it’s anywhere from 30 percent to 50 percent of your total rent dollar paid. This is real money we are talking about here.

In an office lease, these operating expenses are part of the “full service gross” or “net of electricity” rent — they are in the math. In an industrial or lab lease, they are in addition to the “triple net” rent in the lease. Thus, office tenants are lured into a false sense of security that they don’t have the exposure during the lease term for these costs that an industrial or lab tenant might. What most business owners don’t realize is leases are written to provide the landlord with the ability to pass through increases in these expenses with little incentive to maintain costs. In fact, when it comes to landlords getting their costs of business operations back, leases generally allow the landlord to charge rent for their staff, their staff benefits, their management office and property management fees. This is likely the biggest area of conflict, as landlords use this broad description to pass through all of their costs of doing business to the tenants.

Hidden costs in lease operating expenses - San Diego Metropolitan

Let’s touch on a few issues herein to give you some guidance on how you might want to proceed if you are in this situation. You will need to think it through and make the decision that’s best for you….but let’s consider your options.

First, give it one more “college try” to get your property sold. Maybe lower the price and/or do a short sale . Has your real estate agent offered a bonus to the buyer’s agent? Are you helping by keeping the house clean and available for viewing? Doing enough advertising? And make the property appealing to a buyer – maybe with a credit for new flooring or appliances? These all cost money, sure, but otherwise, you’ll end up being a landlord .

It’s especially important to step up your efforts if you’re moving out of town — you really don’t want a rental property so far away. So, re-quadruple your efforts to sell the property first, while you move forward with the options below.

Since you do not have experience with this, hire someone to manage it for at least the first year(s). Typical cost should be 7-10 percent of rental income, plus re-rental fees for new tenants. When that happens, the management company can advertise it, show it, take rental applications and do credit checks, draft the lease, do the proper move-in and move-out procedures – so you don’t have to. Trust me, they work hard for their money. And if you work full time, you’re not handy, you’re moving out of the area, or have never been a landlord before – a professional property management firm is the way to go.

Can't Sell Your Home? Maybe It's Time to Rent It - Fox News

Barlow and Fell MDs signed a new lease at the medical office building at Aurora Medical Center I, 1421 S. Potomac St., according to a Wednesday release by CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (NYSE: CBG).

William Fell , who specialize in internal medicine, will occupy the new. 2,182-square-foot space. They’re moving from 830 Potomac Circle in Aurora.

The Trinity One Group arranged $7 million in permanent financing for a portfolio of assets in Denver and Chicago, the company announced May 18.

David Lederhos , director of mortgage banking, had 20-to-25-year terms with interest rates ranging from 5.75 to 6.625 percent. They included a 25-year amortization, as well as a 75 percent loan-to-value, and were closed with one of Trinity’s life insurance company lenders.

Doctors sign Aurora Medical Center deal - Bizjournals.com (blog)