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[cover story]
Amigas Realty

When a market as competitive as real estate slows, the advantage among newcomers goes to the agency with specialized clientele, according to Christine Tuhy and Fatima Cocci, co-founders of Amigas Realty in Minneapolis.

[letter from the editor]
good news

?I do not watch the news nor read the grim headlines. My personal news ?boycott? has worked well for these past 28 years, through up and down cycles.?

[back page]
Back Page: Lonny Kocina

Lonny Kocina on his originally controversial pay-per-
interview idea

[focus]
Upsize Primer: Real estate

Everyone knows the mantra of reduce, reuse, recycle. More than ever, companies are putting this pithy saying into practice, revamping their operations in an effort to lessen their impact on the environment.

Profile: John's Tailors

Step into John?s Tailors on Lexington Avenue at Larpenteur, where Roseville rubs St. Paul?s northern border, and Nadir John Can will flash a smile. He?ll draw you so quickly into friendly conversation while promptly meeting your needs ? whether as simple as sewing a button to your coat or as involved as measuring for a custom suit ? that you won?t notice right away the framed pictures of him with Hollywood legends.



[business builder]
Fitness

Get moving! How and why to make your firm fit

Sales & marketing

How to balance science, art of brand creation

Transitions

Internal moves may work when exiting firm

[informer]
New products

Service firm launches first product, Market Your Law Practice

Acquisitions

Harbinger Partners buys first company to get off growth plateau

Economy

Small businesses use ?R? word in U.S. Bank survey; credit tools can help

Expansion

Green Touch gains from ChemStation?s onsite tank system

Finance

After two PIPEs, Aethlon links Granite City with United Properties

Dear Informer

Informer learns to beware ?bright,
shiny objects?

2-minute meeting

Sustainable products can lead to growth, Women@Work conference speaker says

[toolkit]
Toolkit: Real estate

Switch to day cleaning conserves energy at some properties

[upsize e-tools tips]

"Businesses are capitalizing on the portability of audio and the convenience of listening while doing something else. As a sales tool, break through the clutter with customized conversations about a particular prospect's challenges.

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