on Ben Butcher, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of STAG Industrial, visited the Baker Program in Real Estate last week as the next key leader offering students and faculty insights by way of the Distinguished Speaker Series. During his time at STAG, Butcher has overseen the expansion of the company from its… Continue Reading Ben Butcher: Strategy Behind STAG and Industrial REITs
on Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate’s Distinguished Speaker Series is pleased to showcase Benjamin Butcher as the next featured guest for the 2016-2017 series. Butcher has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of STAG Industrial since 2010. Butcher has also served as a member of the Board… Continue Reading Distinguished Speaker Series: STAG Industrial CEO, President, and Chairman of the Board Benjamin Butcher
on August 31, 2016. This day has been highly anticipated by REIT professionals and investors alike since last year’s announcement that exchange-listed Equity REITs will be elevated into a separate headline sector in the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). In the future, the REIT Industry may look back on 2016 in the same way that it… Continue Reading The GICS Reclassification and its Implications For REITs
on In December 2015, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced that it was pursuing a spinoff of a portion of its portfolio into a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). This follows the industry trend and wider trend of non-purely real estate firms seeking to do the same in order to unlock shareholder value and boost their stocks through the… Continue Reading Hilton Granted Approval for REIT Spinoff
on The Baker Program in Real Estate is proud to begin its 2015-16 Distinguished Speaker Series with Brad Thomas. Thomas currently writes the Intelligent REIT Investor newsletter in addition to a weekly column on REITs for Forbes.com and Forbes magazine. In addition, Thomas publishes several articles per week on Seeking Alpha, the largest financial commentary website… Continue Reading 2015 Distinguished Speaker Series Kicks Off With Brad Thomas