November/December, 2000
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Charitable Investments
artREIT and REOC managements are always looking for the best ways to invest their human and financial capital to maximize returns for the good of their companies and their stockholders. Many of these companies have found that charitable giving and volunteerism in their communities can be another kind of investment as well. These investments have both direct and indirect benefits for the companies while simultaneously providing the charities they benefit with the financial and volunteer support they need...

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An investment banker dealing with capital markets for its client, AMC Entertainment, seizes the opportunity to provide financing by forming a specialty REIT focused on megaplex theater development, and turns a $2,000 balance sheet in mid-1997 into mid-2000 revenues of $55 million.

Casualities of Honor
Every American school child learns that Aaron Burr killed his rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But even among those well-read in history, few are aware that the hatred between the two men had its beginning in an act of deception that Burr used to break the grip of Hamilton and his cronies on the supply of investment capital in New York.

Crisis Control
When a crisis strikes at one of your properties, there is no substitute for having a well-established crisis management plan in place.



WARREN SPIEKER:
TAKING STOCK

Building on Success

EDITOR'S DESK
Mutual Benefits

DEVELOPMENTS
News and trends in REITs and publicly traded real estate

TECHNOLOGY ROUNDUP
Data Flows

ONE-ON-ONE
He Just Keeps Rolling Along...

CAPITAL MARKETS
REIT Joint Ventures with Tax-Exempt Investors

POLICY WATCH
IRS Issues Reverse Exchange Guidance

ACCOUNTING
Operating Performance Reporting

NAMES TO NOTE
People making news and moves in the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry

RALPH BLOCK: IN CLOSING
Change as Motif