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Study Group: Hurricane Building Code Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 14

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics in real estate including: commercial property, residential property, corporate real estate, construction, design, contracting, real estate investment, real estate investment trusts, and residential and commercial real estate brokerages, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Dwight "Rick" Tomlinson

Consultant
Rick Tomlinson Consulting
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Rick Tomlinson is the Owner and Consultant at Rick Tomlinson Consulting, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials sector. Mr. Tomlinson has more than 30 years of experience with Georgia Pacific/BlueLinx. He has experience in managing...

GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.

USG Sees the Future Both Near and Far Term

May 23, 2007

USG to Cut 500 Jobs Due to Housing Slump | biz.yahoo.com

USG is cutting labor.  What else are they doing that the rest of the industry will be following?

Elk Story Not Over Yet

January 12, 2007

ElkCorp Board Advises Against BMCA Offer | www.forbes.com

Elk happens to be in the position of being desired by two different companies.  One they planned for, and the other they did not.  One road leads to survival and a continuation of the brand, the other, well, probably not!

Is the Home Depot Ship Changing Course?

January 9, 2007

A $210 Million Parachute | www.thestar.com

Articles on Nardelli being paid too much or not shareholder friendly abound.  This article goes further into the direction of Home Depot and the General Electric way of doing things.  Changing a cowboy culture and cutting costs were seen by Nardelli as the right thing.  Will that course continue?  How much change is needed? 

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Operative Builder/Developer
  • Consulting Firm (ei)
  • External Audit Consulting
  • Door and Window Manufacturer
  • State Government
  • Consulting Firm
  • Academic Institution*
  • Office Based Private Practice or Clinic
  • Real Estate Operating Company
  • Strategic Management

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • President
  • Owner
  • Professor
  • Operations Executive
  • Marketing Manager
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Attorney
  • Top Purchasing Executive
  • Director
  • Chief Operating Officer