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Silicon Valley Opportunity Zone Update, With Erik Hayden
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Erik Hayden, founder and CEO of Urban Catalyst, returns to the show to provide updates on Silicon Valley Opportunity Zones and what funds are currently proving attractive investment opportunities. Silicon Valley and surrounding communities have witnessed an investment case for ground-up development and redevelopment within the OZ space. Urban Catalyst is the largest developer of Opportunity Zone real estate in Silicon Valley.
Click the play button above to listen to our conversation with Erik.
What separates Urban Catalyst from other Opportunity Zone funds.
Urban Catalyst's status as both the fund manager and the developer, and how this relates to the criteria that seek in any project they undertake.
Details of Urban Catalyst's downtown San Jose OZ projects.
A fund manager's perspective on what may happen with OZ legislation.
Some best practices for identifying the right opportunity zone investments.
Benefits of attending the upcoming OZ Pitch Day, live and online on March 29th, 2022.
Featured On This Episode
Industry Spotlight: Urban Catalyst
Founded by Chris Loeffler in 2009 in the wake of the financial crisis, Scottsdale, AZ-based Caliber is an asset management and real estate services firm with over $750 million in assets under management and development in commercial, residential, and hospitality real estate in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah. Their $500 million Tax Advantaged Opportunity Zone Fund LP was among the first of its kind launched last year.
Learn more about Urban Catalyst
About The Opportunity Zones Podcast
Hosted by OpportunityDb.com founder Jimmy Atkinson, The Opportunity Zones Podcast features guest interviews from fund managers, advisors, policymakers, tax professionals, and other foremost experts in opportunity zones.
Jimmy: Welcome to The Opportunity Zones podcast. I'm your host, Jimmy Atkinson. And all this month on this podcast, I have been previewing OZ Pitch Day, our upcoming live online event that showcases several Qualified Opportunity Funds. Today is our fourth and final episode in this installment. Joining me on today's episode is Urban Catalyst founder, Erik Hayden. Urban Catalyst is a real estate equity fund manager focused on ground-up development in Opportunity Zones located in Downtown San Jose. And that is exactly where Erik joins us from today. Erik, welcome to the show.
Erik: Thank you, Jimmy. Always a pleasure to be talking with you.
Jimmy: Absolutely. Erik, you're no stranger to the show. You've been on a handful of times already. It's always great talking with you. And thank you for your continued participation on my OZ Pitch Day events. We are looking for a really good one coming up here next week on March 29th. We're going to talk about your Fund II that you're going to be presenting during that event in a minute, but first, let's get a recap of Fund I. It was a multi-asset fund that Urban Catalyst closed at the very end of 2020. So, it's been a little more than a year now since it closed. How are the projects progressing from that first OZ Fund?
Erik: Yeah, Jimmy, the projects are progressing great. And a little bit of background on our first fund. You know, we created our first fund towards the end of 2018, right when the Opportunity Zone program was created. And back then the rules weren't as clear. They hadn't come out with all the clarifications. And so we started fundraising in 2019, and it was really… You know, this whole program was getting started. We had a couple of very successful years of fundraising, and we closed the fund in December of 2020. And we'd raised $131 million. The six projects that we have in that fund, as you said, it's a diversified portfolio of assets. All of them are located in Downtown San Jose. And we started construction on the first of those projects towards the end of last year. And right now we're finalizing our plans for several other projects to start here in the next few months. So, really, everything is on schedule, and we're just excited to get started.
Jimmy: Excellent, Erik. You had a lot of success raising, as you mentioned, you were oversubscribed on that fund. Can you give us some detail on one or two of the projects that you have in the works there? I know there's either six, as you just mentioned.
Erik: Sure. So, the six projects, two of them are 100,000 square-foot Mixed-Use Office Development. One is an extended stay business hotel, it's a Marriott TownePlace Suite. We also have a senior living facility, and more specifically, it is assisted living and memory care. And then we have a student housing high-rise. And then finally, we have just a traditional 200-unit multifamily apartment building. So, those are the six assets. And to focus on one, really the one that's under construction, of course, is the most exciting right now. And that's our Paseo project. It's right in the heart of Downtown San Jose. It's on the Paseo de San Antonio that connects César Chávez Plaza to San Jose State University. And it's a former building, what used to be a movie theater, it's called Hammer 12. It was a three-story movie theater. And we're converting it into 75,000 square feet of office and 20,000 square feet of retail. And what's most exciting about it is that we've now almost completely leased the ground floor retail. It's a great little retail strip. In fact, several really prominent San Jose restaurants have recently relocated right onto this strip. It's really creating a, we like to call it a restaurant room.
And we've added to that by signing a lease with a group called Urban Putt. They're a miniature golf course full-service bar and restaurant, but they're a lot more than that. They have locations in San Francisco, and they have one in Denver, Colorado. And you got to kind of think miniature golf meets Disneyland, meets Las Vegas, meets Burning Man because they go over the top with their miniature golf. It is really something to see. We also signed a lease with a group called Unofficial Logging. They're out of Bend, Oregon, and they're an ax-throwing place. You know, you go get some beers and some food and you throw axes. I thought it was really great, you know, it's so close to San Jose State definitely gonna get a lot of action from San Jose State students. And we met with the president of San Jose State recently, and the president said, "Are you guys really putting in an ax-throwing place right next to my university?" But I'm sure it was a little bit tongue in cheek there. They're excited that there's such great activity happening, you know, right down the street from campus. And then we're just about to announce, so I can't quite announce it yet, two additional restaurants that are going to be located on our ground floor to complete all of the retail in that project.
Jimmy: Well, that sounds like a lot of fun, the mini-golf and the ax-throwing, in particular. Good luck with both those and hope nobody gets hurt there. Well, let's…
Erik: They have great safety records, I think they'll be fine.
Jimmy: I'm sure. Well, let's turn our attention now to Fund II. You guys just opened this, I think toward the beginning of last year. You're going to be presenting this particular investment opportunity at the OpportunityDb OZ Pitch Day event on March 29th. And by the way, for those listening, if you haven't registered yet for OZ Pitch Day, you can do so now at ozpitchday.com. It's free to attend for investors, and you get to hear from a bunch of funds, and especially get to hear from Erik Hayden at Urban Catalyst. Erik, for those who aren't familiar with your platform, can you give us some background on what you're doing with Urban Catalyst OZ Fund II?
Erik: Sure, and really just taking a step back, Jimmy, I want to mention to everyone listening that we're huge fans of Jimmy's Opportunity Zone Fund Pitch Day. We participated in it multiple times, and it's been a great experience for us. So, definitely, something to take a listen to. Fund II, you know, it's our current offering. And while we were identifying our projects and raising money in Fund I, we also identified this project. It's really two projects in Downtown San Jose for our second fund. So, when we opened Fund II in January of 2021, we already had all of our projects identified. And the really nice thing about Fund II is we managed to acquire almost half of an entire Downtown San Jose city block. So, it's a big chunk of real estate. It's on Santa Clara Street. And for those of you not familiar with Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara Street's really the main drag of the central business district. I decided to cross the street from City Hall.
And BART, which is the largest mass transportation system here in the Bay Area, it is now fully funded to come through Downtown San Jose and connect into Diridon Station, which is our big train station. So, it goes right underneath Santa Clara Street, and the new station is right next to our project. So, really the epitome of transit-oriented development. So, fantastic location. And the projects that we have in this fund, we have a 500,000 square foot office building, and we have a 389-unit multifamily building. And those are the only two projects that we plan to include in this fund. So, investors that invest with us, that's what they're investing in to.
Jimmy: Good. And could you tell us a little more about the projects, what are they, what are they called, and how are they progressing?
Erik: Sure. So, the office portion of our project is called Icon, and the multifamily portion is called Echo. So, it's Icon and Echo. The projects are progressing great, you know, we plan to start construction, really, even before we close the offering for this fund, it's a $200 million fundraise. We plan to start construction in mid-2023 on the residential component, Echo. And we have nine projects going on here in Downtown San Jose. So, the pre-construction process has been extremely easygoing for us, mainly because, I mean, we're at the point now where we have monthly meetings with the Head of the Planning Department, Head of Public Works, the mayor's office where the whole discussion in these meetings is, how are your projects going? And how can we help you get them to the finish line of building permits and starting construction? It's really a level of service from a city that I've never experienced before, but then, again, I've never had the volume where I'm doing so many projects in a certain location.
Jimmy: So, you mentioned office and multifamily, the two product types that you're raising capital for and you're building there on the big city block in Downtown San Jose's Opportunity Zone. Why did you decide to build those two types of product there?
Erik: You know, that's a great question, Jimmy, and really, we wanted to have a diversified portfolio. And even though it's only two different product types, it's still, you know, more than one. And office and multifamily are the two most common types of real estate here in the Valley. So, it made sense to choose those. And both of these product types have just a lot of demand. And I like to talk about the demand. It's kind of a no-brainer for the multifamily. I mean, we have a housing crisis here in California. It's especially true here in Silicon Valley, where we've created 6 jobs for every housing unit that we've built for over 30 years straight. And that's one of the reasons we have some of the most expensive housing both for sale and for rent in the entire country, if not the entire world.
Interesting statistic came out recently that I think is very telling as far as supply and demand for multifamily in Silicon Valley, and that is, in order for supply to equal demand, we would have to build around 150,000 housing units. And we've never built more than 5,000 housing units in a single year in history. So, it's definitely something we're not gonna be able to build our way out of. Sometimes I like to say, Jimmy, #every unit counts, because building more residential definitely helps out our society. And while this is a big problem for society, it's actually kind of, you know, something that developers like to hear, "We're going to have tenants that are going to pay high rents, and we're going to have, you know, great occupancy." So, that is kinda the demand, in a nutshell, like I said.
Jimmy: You're gonna have demand forever for multifamily in California, in particular.
Erik: In fact, right across the street from our project another developer recently completed a 630-unit apartment complex called Miro. And it's two high-rise towers. And they are currently leasing up with very high rents, and they're leasing up at 35 units a month because they are new housing, and new housing just gets gobbled up around here.
Jimmy: And so, what about office? What's the demand looking like for office? Is the workforce returning to the office? I know California is a little bit behind some other parts of the country. And there's this movement toward, or there's this perceived movement toward working from home. What are your thoughts there?
Erik: Sure. So, this is one of the questions that we get a lot from our potential investors, and that is, you know, the pandemic allowed people to understand that they could work from home. And although a lot of the big companies have announced that people will be returning to work here very shortly, we still think there'll be a large chunk of folks that do work remotely. But the demand for office in Silicon Valley, not only has that remained strong throughout the pandemic, it's almost gotten stronger. And we've seen that in really the velocity of transactions of existing office space. We've just seen a bunch of buyers come into Silicon Valley, and scoop up all these properties, these existing office buildings for, like, new record pricing. It was almost getting a little bit ridiculous there as far as the prices they're paying for existing office.
And then as the pandemic somewhat started easing before Omicron, we saw Apple take a giant lease of 700,000 square feet in the city of Sunnyvale. And then we saw Facebook come in and do 1.2 million square feet of new leases in the city of Santa Clara. And this is just what we've been hearing across the board from all these big tech companies is that during pandemic, their businesses have fared very well. And they have been on a hiring spree. And in fact, they're hiring so fast and cannibalizing each other for new employees that we've seen tech salaries increase by 30% in the last 12 months. And all this hiring is going on and on and on. And there hasn't been a ton of leasing activity because people have been working from home. Managers just haven't been faced with the reality that even if they come back for three days a week with a partial staff, in the beginning, they're still going to be getting close to running out of office space. So, we anticipate now that folks are coming back to the office, there is this large pent-up demand. We're going to start seeing a lot more of these leases come out. So, as far as the demand for office, we think the demand is strong.
However, there's also, you know, when you talk about demand, you also talk about supply. And there is a lot of supply of new office here in Downtown San Jose. We take that into account, obviously, because we want to make sure that we're not flooding the market with new office that won't be absorbed in a reasonable timeframe. But Downtown San Jose should be absorbed around a million square feet a year of new office space every year. And we have around 11 million square feet in our pipeline in the downtown core that's not including Google, who's going to lease all of their own space. But if that 11 million square feet is absorbed, say over the next 10 years, it's about a million square feet a year. So, it's about right. And our project really is designed to be one of the better projects in the downtown area, not only because of our fantastic location and being right next to mass transit, but also just the way that we've designed the building with the right amount of parking. We have these 40,000 square foot floor plates, almost an acre of net square footage per floor. And we're designing the building with 14-foot floor to floor heights, floor-to-ceiling windows. And we're also utilizing a ton of indoor-outdoor space like balconies, exterior staircases, rooftop decks, all the things that make a building really attractive to, you know, a top-quality tenant.
Jimmy: That's fantastic. What about fundraising for Fund II so far? When are you aiming to close the Fund, and what progress have you made so far?
Erik: Sure. So, thank you for asking. Jimmy, it's a three-year fundraise. The total fund will be a $200 million fund. And we really set that three-year fundraising timeline based upon our first fund where on average, we raised around $65 million a year. You know, you do that for three years. You get real close to that $200 million mark. And we started off really strong. We've already raised 40% of the fund. So, we had a great first year in fundraising. We're looking to continue that here in 2022.
Jimmy: And now turning toward the future, beyond OZ Fund II, Erik, what is Urban Catalyst's vision? Do you anticipate that you'll launch more Opportunity Zone funds in the future, maybe after you close at the end of 2023, maybe there'd be a OZ Fund III that might come out in 2024? Or are there any other types of funds that Urban Catalyst is looking to launch?
Erik: Sure. So, what really separates us from most other Opportunity Zone funds is that we're not just fund managers, we're also developers of all the projects that are in our portfolios. And we're experts at doing ground-up development here in Downtown San Jose. It would make a lot of sense that when we close Fund II that we have an Opportunity Zone Fund III available for investors, which would include ground-up development projects here in, you know, our favorite place, Downtown San Jose. Now, we don't have any projects identified. We haven't started creating that fund, but logically that is in our future. We also plan on expanding our fund platform into a variety of different alternative asset classes. And two that are coming up here quick for us, the first is we plan on coming out with really a series of Delaware Statutory Trust investment opportunities. So, you can look for those from us towards the end of this year. We also have recently launched a bridge fund, which is a lot like a debt-equity fund that funds the acquisition of properties that go into our Delaware statutory trust. So, branching out into a couple of different types of fund platforms, really, so that we're able to give our investors more of a variety of investment options.
Jimmy: You know, the DST one, in particular, is really interesting to me, because so often Opportunity Zones, the benefits associated with Opportunity Zone investing is compared with Section 1031 and DST-type products. When, in your mind, Erik, does it make sense for someone to do a DST investment versus an Opportunity Zone investment? Do have any thoughts on that?
Erik: I sure do. You know, we see it every day, right? The three most common types of capital gains events that folks have is the sale of stock, the sale of a business, and the sale of real estate. So, whenever we run into folks that have the sale of real estate, our first question is, do you plan on investing into an Opportunity Zone fund, or do you plan on investing into, you know, another property through the 1031 exchange? And by the way, for everyone listening, a Delaware Statutory Trust is really the equivalent of a 1031 exchange syndicate, where a bunch of folks can invest into a fund-owned property, get the returns very similar to owning property. And they also are able to achieve a 1031 exchange and the tax benefits associated with that by investing into a Delaware Statutory Trust. So, when we see the comparison, what we find is, most folks know right away if they want to be purchasing existing property, and getting the returns associated with that, which, in general, like, for the market are lower than the returns associated with Opportunity Zone funds. But, in general Opportunity Zone funds do ground-up development, which has more risk than owning existing real estate.
So, it's really more of a, we see folks put money into both. You know, a lot of times, especially when we see larger capital gains events from the sale of real estate, investors diversify their portfolios into a variety of different funds and asset classes. And so that really makes a lot of sense to us. We don't necessarily go out there and say, "Here's why Opportunity Zone funds are better than 1031s," because 1031s have been around for, you know, 50-plus years. Opportunity Zone funds, you know, the final regs to clarify the program came out in December of 2019. So, a lot of folks just feel a lot more comfortable about 1031s because they've been around a long time. It's a very stable program. There you go. Do you want higher returns at a little more risk? Do you want lower returns with a very stable program? Do you want both? That's how we look at it.
Jimmy: That's a good way to look at it. What about if I ask you to look into your crystal ball real quick, Erik, to kind of help us wrap things up today. I oftentimes ask my guest this, what do you think will happen with Opportunity Zones in the future? They currently scheduled the sunset for any gains realized after December 31, 2026. So, I guess that kind of takes us into mid to Q3 of 2027, is the last opportunity for investors to roll over capital gains into Opportunity Zone funds. Do you think that deadline might ever get extended, or what are your other thoughts on what the future might bring for Opportunity Zones?
Erik: You know, Jimmy, my partner, Sean, is on the national working group that advises the treasury and the IRS on ongoing clarifications to the program. And they discuss a lot of these issues, especially things that are being floated around the House or the Senate as far as changes to the program. Some of them positive, some of them negative, some of them neutral. And we haven't seen a whole lot of activity in any given direction at all. There's been a lot of talk, and then nothing ever comes of it. Now, I've been watching the federal government, just like everybody else trying to pass legislation that they feel is important to their political agenda. And they haven't been that successful with it at the federal level over the last couple of years. And I don't necessarily know how the next election cycle is going to be turning out. But if Opportunity Zones and changing the Opportunity Zone legislation to extend the program is a lower agenda item for them, I don't know if I see them moving on it to change it in any given direction. So, I'm gonna say the program more than likely will stay the same. And it will sunset, and maybe it gets revived, or maybe they start feeling that it should be a higher priority, as we get closer to the 2026 deadline. But for now, it's status quo.
Jimmy: And who knows who may be in the White House when that deadline gets closer anyway, right? So, long way to go still. We're looking forward to what the future may bring. Well, Erik, it's been a pleasure speaking with you. As always, thanks for giving our listeners a sneak preview of what you're going to be presenting at OZ Pitch Day regarding Urban Catalyst OZ Fund II. I know you've got a lot more to say about it on March 29th. And it'll be a video presentation, you'll have some presentation to share some renderings perhaps to share on Icon and Echo. So, I'm looking forward to that. And again, our listeners can head to ozpitchday.com to learn more about OZ Pitch Day and to register for the event. Before we go, Erik, where can our listeners go to learn more about you and Urban Catalyst?
Erik: You can visit us at urbancatalyst.com.
Jimmy: Urbancatalyst.com, that's easy. All right, thank you. And for our listeners out there, as always, of course, I'll put together some show notes for this episode on the Opportunity Zones database website. You can find those show notes at opportunitydb.com/podcast. And there you'll find links to all of the resources that Erik and I discussed on today's show. Erik, again, thanks so much for joining me.
Erik: Thank you again, Jimmy.
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She was dancing like crazy with her friends, oblivious to her surroundings because they were on their own stage, the little space on their corner table. They didn't bother to join the club's dancefloor, after 1 bailey's and 1 tequila sunrise each, they were happy on their own.
"Call me maybe" was playing, if they were in Manila, they will be annoyed. But they were in Boracay and they were meant to go crazy while singing and dancing to this tune.
She heard a male voice so she turned to her right. He smiled. She raised her eyebrows. Her friends were on alert mode, lets just say that they don't like boys, period. "I'm harmless", he said. He introduced himself as "Mike", she said her name is Mei/May and then looked at her friends direction. They went back to dancing as if saying you're on your own.
"You seem to be the only one who's friendly around here", he said in a good natured voice and she couldn't help but laugh. "I'm used to meeting new people because of my job plus they literally don't like boys", she explained.
He poured half of his beer on her empty cup. Then he told her, she have 3 chances to guess from which country is he from. "US? Canada?" 2 wrong guesses then she shook her head. She gave up, she's too lazy to try. "UK, but Im an english teacher in China."
She have 1 English friend so that became their common ground. They talked about her work, she just mentioned that her company makes mobile app games in Makati/Manila. At one point he excused himself to get beer, her friends scoffed her for entertaining him. But she argued that they were just talking.
Surprisingly, he came back with more questions and they had interesting conversations about their family, the places they've been to, their fear of rollercoaster..
Then it was past 4am, they were talking about the leap of faith and taking chances. She noticed that her friends were ready to go so with a heavy heart she excused herself. He then asked her if he could see her again, "lunch" she suggested. "dinner? Same place at 7pm", he said after explaining that he already have plans for the afternoon. They agreed and they did an English handshake sorta like a pinky swear to say that you really meant what you said. He kissed the back of her hand then after the reminders about their dinner, she walked out of the bar. She felt sad because he's a really nice guy, he was a gentleman.
While walking back to their room, her friends was teasing her non stop. At first she tried to explain that they were just talking and they saw that nothing else happened. But they wont hear it, they already judged her. She just kept quiet because although they went to the same exclusive for girls school from elementary to high school, she's been an IT student then professional for 10 years now. Being in the IT industry in the Philippines will make you comfortable with 1girl to 4 boys ratio environment. Maybe they are not exposed to coexisting with multinationals everyday (like her) so she kept her mouth shut. She swallowed the strong words of almost being called a whore, easy girl - for talking to an English guy, only 5 yrs older, on the same table with them!
The next day, she looked on the clock as it nears 7pm. She wondered if he will really show up, she felt guilty because she stood him up. She just wished that their paths wont cross, its her last night in Boracay and she's been successful for the whole day.
By 10pm, she saw him on a bar across their hotel's street. What are the odds! She kept that to herself because she didn't want to make her friends uncomfortable again. She just asked them to go to the direction far from him. They finished walking upto Station 3 but unfortunately her friends didn't find a bar that they fancy. So they walked back to Station 1, it was inevitable that he will see her. When she walked past him, she tried to catch his eye but he looked away or he was busy and didn't even recognize her. She wasn't sure.
After sometime, they ended up on Epic bar. She already downed several coke rum when she saw him enter the bar. His friend, whom he introduced to her last night, recognized her and said hello! She tried to catch his eyes but he was just impatiently waiting for his friend.
She didn't plan to talk to him to say sorry or anything because her friends were whispering "o there's your boylet". She didn't want to be bashed again especially for something that she didn't do.
At some point they coexisted, she concentrated on her 3rd rum coke and her friends who were on party mode. Then she saw him dancing and making out with a girl near her table. "Ok" she rolled her eyes and excused herself. She felt dizzy and confused on what he's trying to prove. Or maybe he's not even trying to prove anything, it was just another random night with a new girl he met on Boracay.


Chad Schuster lives near Seattle with his wife and two children. He earned a journalism degree from the University of Washington and wrote for several newspapers before leaving the news business in 2008. He works for a communications firm in Seattle and writes fiction late at night.


I am sure many people are aware but think of this: Marilyn, had she lived, would have been 90 this year (1 June). Not for her the sadness of plastic surgery and the fear that causes people to have it. I know she died a sad and lonely death but it would only have got worse for her, I believe.
She did have plastic surgery. An implant in her chin, I think.
Gosh, I stand corrected as never knew that. Well then, she would have gone the horrid path as represented by so many. I still think she is beautiful tho'.
Yes, she was beautiful. I'm so sorry for her. I see her as a very tragic person.


OMG. That totally happened to me! Except I had no other dress to wear. So the husband I took pliers to the tag. Except it was of those with ink. And… When I finally brought it back to the store to return it, semi-hysterical, they let me. Wow. Memories.
So funny. I once brought home the security tag on a pair of pants and, because we live on an island and couldn't get back to mall, my ex tried to remove it. Well, dark blue ink over the pants ruined them. At least she got to wear and enjoy the dress.
Graduation time is so emotional; I just barely got through it. Good luck!
There's a security tag still attached to my youngest son……..
Who knew there was INK in them?!


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The Benefit Corporation: Fashion's Next Top Model
By Jen Friedman, CMO, Wolters Kluwer CT Corporation - 10/19/2015
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." — Coco Chanel
During Fashion Week, all eyes are on New York, London, Milan and Paris for the newest trends. But one important trend is often missing on many runways: sustainability. This is problematic for the industry in an era when, according to studies, ethical and environmental considerations influence a majority of shoppers.
The path to sustainability is not necessarily easy. There are many challenges and issues, from ethical sourcing to pollution control, for which the fashion industry has come under fire in recent years. But a new type of business entity structure — the benefit corporation — may help designers and labels weave social responsibility into their companies in a way that can ensure meaningful change.
Benefit corporation model successes in fashion
A company that is incorporated as a benefit corporation is required to create a "material positive impact on society and the environment." The benefit corporation structure provides the legal freedom to help businesses achieve these goals.
The benefit corporation is a remarkable and potentially positively disruptive new vehicle. Before its existence, directors and officers of public and private companies were legally obligated to consider shareholder returns above all else. Now, the benefit corporation entity structure enables companies to embrace other important directives in addition to profit. As a result, the structure may be an advantageous model for both public and private companies of all sizes that are looking to grow and operate ethically.
Thread, Urbane + Gallant and All Across Africa are examples of successful benefit corporations, as is main street brand Patagonia, which saw revenues increase by almost one third in the year after registering as a benefit corporation. The success of these and other companies speaks to the market appetite for ethical brands.
How to become a benefit corporation
The ability of benefit corporations to combine individual profits with public good is a model that is gaining in popularity. Numerous states have passed laws to pave the way for benefit corporations, and more states will likely join the fray in future months. Any company incorporating in these states can elect to be a benefit corporation.
As in any forming corporation, companies choosing to become benefit corporations must file articles of incorporation in their respective states. However, they must also stipulate that the corporation is being formed to provide a general public benefit, and in many states, include a designator in the corporation's name that identifies it as a benefit corporation.
Additionally, any company already incorporated can apply to amend its status to become a benefit corporation (in states where such a move is allowed). For both public and private companies, doing so requires shareholder approval — a two-thirds supermajority vote in most states — and articles of incorporation that identify the company as a benefit corporation and outline the general public purpose of the corporation.
After incorporating as a benefit corporation, many states require that companies continually demonstrate their positive public impact by filing an annual, publicly available benefit report on their performance. More information on the incorporation process can be found on the CT website.
In addition, some states are adjusting their laws in ways that may encourage adoption of the benefit corporation structure. Amendments were recently made to the Delaware General Corporation Law, for example, to make it easier for existing corporations to legally adopt a social mission by becoming a benefit corporation. This is significant because the majority of public companies — 64 percent of Fortune 500 firms — and a very large number of private companies are incorporated in Delaware.
As a result of all these changes and as time goes on, it will undoubtedly become easier for companies to adopt the benefit corporation structure.
Additional options for demonstrating sustainability
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After Andy Cohen teased a possible and major cast shake-up last month, fans and the Orange County housewives themselves have been worried about ending up on the chopping block. A new report is revealing how much money some of the Real Housewives of Orange County cast make and why they may be kissing their paychecks goodbye come next season. Reality Blurb reports that the network is reworking everyone's contracts and changing how the cast gets paid. Find out how much some of your favorite Real Housewives of Orange County cast members are making as their salaries are being revealed. Her salary went … Bravo is seeking to end that contract format. Plus find out how much Nene is reportedly earning from her role on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Sources say the departures of The Real Housewives of Orange County stars Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson spurred Bravo to make changes. Hit the flip to find out which housewives are paid the highest and lowest. Candiace Dillard is a reality star from Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. The main source of Adrienne's net worth is … The show only has one season under its belt which aired earlier this year, but it was well received by fans and proved to hold the potential to grow into a staple show within the franchise. [2019] Having premiered on 7th October 2008 on Bravo, The Real Housewives of Atlanta showcases the fabulous lives of a crew of over six ladies residing in Atlanta, Georgia. The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills return to Bravo later this year. BRAVO may be cutting the salaries of some of its highest paid stars, like Nene Leakes and Teresa Giudice. Adrienne Maloof-Nassif is an American presenter and businessperson who has been able to build net worth as high as $50 million, while her annual salary is $200,000 per one season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills". Your email address will not be published. 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After firing Real Housewives of Orange County's Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson, the network is apparently continuing to tighten its purse strings across the franchises. No one is safe. The Real Housewives of [INSERT CITY]… this is a thing, right? Check Out How Some of Your Favorite Housewives Celebrated the Holiday With Stunningly Unique Looks, PHOTOS: See Inside Gina Kirschenheiter's $659,000 New Home Where RHOC Star and Boyfriend Travis Mullen Are Raising Their Six Kids. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement unless specified. Alex has been in New York for the last fourteen years, out of which she dedicated ten years towards her career. Bethenny Frankel, $1.5 million per season. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Cast Net Worth, Salary. After a tense season, the real estate agent left the show rather than return in a part-time role. The Real Housewives franchise has widely been viewed as a reality version of ABC's fictionalized soap opera Desperate Housewives which aired for eight seasons between October 2004 and May 2012. According to the resources she has a net worth… Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. EXCLUSIVE: Selling Sunset's Jason Sets the Record Straight on Brother Leaving Firm and Spinoff Rumors, Plus He Explains "Favoritism" of Mary and Dishes on Season Four! As for Gina Kirschenheiter, who just finished her sophomore year on the show, her divorce documents last year revealed she earned a close $70,000 for her first season. However, every cast member will face renegotiations when their current contract expires. Vicki Gunvalson's role on the show was already reduced ahead of Season 14. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. "Vicki has no leverage anymore. However, Tamra was allegedly offered a nice chunk of change to film three episodes to say goodbye. PHOTOS: RHONJ Alum Caroline Introduces Son Chris Manzo's Girlfriend Cassandra Cortez, Plus Photo of Chris's New Home as They Move in Together, and Albie Manzo's Girlfriend! They will no longer be giving huge contracts to the returning ladies.". The RHOA ladies are generally some of the highest-paid wives on the channel. According to the insider, no housewife is safe from being cut from the show. Last updated: Sept. 15, 2020 'The Real Housewives' Salaries. While new faces on the Real Housewives can be exciting, we're all pretty attached to the housewives that we've been watching for years. A post shared by Denise Richards (@deniserichards) on Apr 15, 2020 at 2:54pm PDT. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is starting off not with a fizzle, but with a bang. The show is an overview of the ladies' love lives and their entrepreneurial ventures. Set in a fictional city and state and using fictional characters, Desperate Housewives revealed the unattractive secrets and struggles behind the perfect-looking lives of suburbian families. Add her Bravo paycheck to that and she's likely earning a … As of now, the blonde besties are allegedly getting paid $900,000 salaries for their participation on the show. The Real Housewives of Atlanta is the highest rated reality show on Bravo. Field organizer for the Democratic National Committee known for her appearances on the Bravo reality show Real Housewives of Potomac. The execs are in charge and they don't want the show to be the same. This statement seems to confirm previous rumors. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on Bravo. In the first season of RHONY, Bethenny revealed she only … by Hilton Hater at May 20, 2019 1:55 pm . Lisa is the richest of the all ladies of the real housewives franchise. 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My research looks into urban society across the traditional medieval and early modern divide, covering the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. My work to date has been focused on English monastic towns, defined as settlements in which a monastery was lord of virtually the whole town. Such towns have traditionally been characterised in terms of robust lordship and violent town–abbey relations, a portrayal that my work re-evaluates. With monastic lords dominating many aspects of urban life, the Dissolution in these settlements was not just a religious event, but also a political, economic, and social one.
I am currently an early career fellow in the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Warwick, working on a monograph about monastic towns. In covering the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries, the project bridges the traditional divide between the medieval and early modern periods. As such, it engages with themes of transition and topics of debate, such as oligarchy, that have been approached differently by each set of historians. I recently passed an ESRC-funded PhD thesis, which consisted of a detailed case study of politics, economics, religion, and culture in the monastic town of Reading.
My research combines traditional research methods with the digital humanities through its use of social network analysis, a method with roots in the social sciences that is currently emerging within pre-modern history. This approach treats individuals as 'nodes' and explores the connections between them. In applying it to pre-modern urban society, I have explored the extent of interaction between high-status and lower-status inhabitants, tackling the question of whether this lessened in the sixteenth century when civic officials gained rights to self-government. These findings, along with methodological reflections, were published in Cultural and Social History in 2019.
Before joining the University of Warwick, I studied Modern History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 2004 to 2007. I then undertook the MRes Medieval Studies course at Reading, in which I pursued my interest in historical social relations through a dissertation on the 1381 revolt in western Suffolk.
Academic Progression
Academic & Professional Pathways (PGR)
University of Warwick, 2016-2020
Course for gaining associate fellowship of the HEA, award pending.
PhD in History
ESRC Doctoral Studentship
Thesis: Cloisters and Clothiers: The Social Impact of Reading's Transition from Monastic Lordship to Self-Governance, 1350-1600 (80,000 words)
Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences Research
University of Warwick, 2016-2018, Merit
Award undertaken as part of a PhD studentship from the ESRC
Units: Research Design, Quantitative Methods, Social Science Philosophies, Qualitative Methods
MRes in Medieval Studies
University of Reading, 2014-2016, 82.5%
Dissertation: Reassessing the 1381 Rising in West Suffolk: Coordinated Revolt or Localised Events? (20,000 words)
Other Units: Latin & Paleography, Books of Hours, Chaucer, early rebellions in Bury St Edmunds
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education
University of Winchester, 2010-2011, Pass
Course comprised: four 4000 word assignments and two school placements
BA (Hons) in Modern History
University of Oxford, 2004-2007, 2:1
Dissertation: Miners' Strike in South Wales 1984-85 (12,000 words)
Other Units: Britain 1042-1330, Wars of the Roses, Reformation Europe, Britain 1685-1830, Imperialism in Africa
Early Career Fellowship,
2020-2021, Institute of Advanced Study (University of Warwick)
2016-2020, University of Warwick
'Urban Identities: Past and Present' conference funding
2019, Humanities Research Council, Connecting Cultures GRP, and Warwick History Department
Best Postgraduate Paper Prize, runner-up
Social History Society, 2018
Pickering Prize for highest mark in a medieval dissertation
2016, University of Reading
Articles and Book Chapters
'Reading: The Reformations', in Anna French (ed.), Reading the Reformations: Theologies, Cultures and Beliefs in an Age of Change (Leiden: Brill, forthcoming).
'Urban Oligarchy and Dissolutioned Voters: The End of Monastic Rule in Reading, 1350-1600', Cultural and Social History, 16 (2019), pp. 387-411.
'Leaders and Rebels: John Wrawe's Role in the Suffolk Rising of 1381', Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute for Archaeology & History, 44 (2018), pp. 214-234.
'The 1381 Rising in Bury St Edmunds: The Role of Leaders and the Community in Shaping the Rebellion', Pons Aelius 13 (2016), pp. 35-47.
Review of Joan Dils, Reading: A History (Lancaster, 2019), Southern History, forthcoming in 2021.
Review of Richard Goddard and Teresa Phipps (eds.), Town Courts and Urban Society in Late Medieval England, 1250-1500 (Woodbridge, 2019), Journal of British Studies, 59 (2020), pp. 661-63.
Review of Clive Burgess, 'The Right Ordering of Souls': The Parish of All Saints' Bristol on the Eve of the Reformation (Woodbridge, 2018), Urban History, 46 (2019), pp. 770-71.
'Monks, Merchants, and Matrices: Social Networks and the Urban Politics in Reading, 1350-1600', Medieval Economic and Social History series (University of Cambridge, forthcoming in January 2021).
'The Impact of the Dissolution of 1539 on the Town of Reading', Friends of Reading Abbey (Reading, 2019).
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'Ceremony, Guilds, and Government: Image and Authority in English Monastic Towns', Media and Public (Dis)order Virtual Workshop (Technische Universität Dresden & University of Warwick, forthcoming in March 2021).
'Reading: The Reformation', European Reformation Research Group (Newman University, 2019).
'Dealing with Data Loss: Network Analysis with Incomplete Datasets', International Medieval Congress (University of Leeds, 2019).
'Projected Image versus Day-to-Day Life: The Governing Class of Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Reading', Urban Identities: Past and Present (University of Warwick, 2019).
'Take No Parishioners: Poverty Management in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Parishes', The Warwick History Postgraduate Conference (University of Warwick, 2019).
'Chronic Relief: Parishioners and Poverty in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Reading', Warwick Symposium on Parish Research (University of Warwick, 2019).
'Identity as a Political Tool: The Pursuit of Independence in Late Medieval Reading', International Congress on Medieval Studies (Western Michigan University, 2019).
'Industry and Independence: Reading's Transformation of 1470-1510', The Fifteenth Century Conference (University of Reading, 2018).
'Memory, Identity, and Power: The Pursuit of Self-Government in the Monastic Town of Reading, 1253-1539', International Medieval Congress (University of Leeds, 2018).
'Monks, Merchants, and Matrices: A Social Network Analysis of Reading in 1350-1600', Negotiating Networks Conference (Institute of Historical Research, 2018).
'Inclusion, Exclusion, and the Pursuit of Identity: Town–Abbey Relations in Late Medieval Reading', Social History Society Conference (Keele University, 2018).
'Experiencing Network Issues: Using Network Analysis with Medieval Sources', The Warwick History Postgraduate Conference (University of Warwick, 2018).
'The Dissolution of Reading Abbey: The Power Vacuum and its Impact on the Town', European Reformation Research Group: The Reformation: 500 Years On (University of Liverpool, 2017).
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FIFA World Cup Sticker Books – For Kids Or Adults?
Lauren W Published on July 23, 2019
The FIFA World Cup is only a few months away, and the excitement is growing as fans book hotels, flights and game tickets in the first-ever FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Soccer fanatics are gearing up for a month of the most intense football frenzy yet. But there is hype building up around something else – FIFA World Cup sticker books.
FIFA World Cup Fans
Jumping The Gun
Managers haven't even inked in their final squads for the competition and already fans around the world are trying to get their hands on sticker books. With all this madness ensuing, one begs to ask the question – "Are soccer sticker books for kids or for adults?"
Collecting Cards
Panini is an Italian publishing company that buys the rights from FIFA to print, distribute and sell stickers and their books across the globe. While we all associate stickers with children, the aspect of collecting is quite a mature novelty. For as long as we can remember, grown adults have been picking uo limited edition collectibles, from vintage cars to bubblegum wrappers. When it comes to variety in rareness, we're all over that! Think about mint-condition comic collections. What about yearly editions of postage stamps? Soccer stickers are not all that different, especially seeing as they only feature once every four years.
FIFA World Cup Rumors
When Italy didn't qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2017, rumors about Panini not printing the soccer books for Russia 2018 started to fly. First there was concern that the Italian company wouldn't want to print and sell books because one of their biggest markets (the Italians) might not be interested in buying the books anymore. Then they worried when a German publishing company was rumored to be taking on the project in Panini's absence.
Despite rumors spreading like wildfire, Panini remarked that they would print and distribute the FIFA World Cup sticker books, as usual. The global release date for the books is set for April 4th, 2018. Panini's website still doesn't show anything which is only feeding more rumors. But let's get back to our question; are these sticker book collections for kids or adults? The answer is definitely both. While it will feel more like a financial burden or investment to an adult, it will certainly feel like fun and games to a child. It's a costly collection to start, but bear in mind that the FIFA World Cup only comes around once every four years. Just food for thought. See you in Russia!
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El Alkimos era un barco mercante griego que naufragó en la costa norte de Perth, Australia Occidental en 1963. Dicho acontecimiento hizo que una localidad cercana sea nombrada como el barco. Hoy en día el naufragio es un lugar popular para bucear.

Historia
El barco fue construido durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial por los astilleros Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, en Baltimore como parte del programa "clase Liberty" de los Estados Unidos y originalmente estaba planeado que el barco se llamara George M. Shriver.

Después de que varios trabajadores fueran atrapados dentro del casco del barco durante su construcción, éste se ganó la reputación de estar maldito. Los trabajadores fueron encontrados al día siguiente, asfixiados. El buque fue iniciado el 11 de octubre de 1943. Sin embargo, el 20 de octubre, el buque fue reasignado a la Misión Comercial y de Navegación de Noruega (Nortraship), y fue rebautizado Viggo Hansteen. Estuvo en servicio de guerra durante aproximadamente 18 meses, principalmente en el Mediterráneo y fue tripulado por marineros de diversas nacionalidades. Sirvió como transporte de tropas y de carga, en convoyes que a veces eran atacados por aviones y U-boot alemanes.

Un asesinato-suicidio tuvo lugar a bordo del Viggo Hansteen en agosto de 1944, mientras el barco estaba en Nápoles (algunas fuentes dicen que el buque se encontraba en Piombino); Se informó que la operadora de radio canadiense Maude Steane recibió un disparo de otro miembro de la tripulación, que luego se suicidó.

Después de la guerra, el buque fue vendido a una compañía naviera griega y fue renombrado Alkimos,  una palabra que significa "fuerte" y un dios griego, .

Como Alkimos, el barco surcó los océanos del mundo durante unas dos décadas. El 19 de marzo de 1963, cuando el barco estaba en un viaje de Yakarta a Bunbury, chocó contra un arrecife cerca de la isla Beagle frente a la costa de Australia Occidental. Fue rescatado y remolcado a Fremantle, la ciudad portuaria de Perth, Australia Occidental, donde fue sometido a reparaciones durante dos meses. Después de la resolución de una disputa sobre el pago de las reparaciones, el Alkimo dejó Fremantle remolcado por un remolcador oceánico, el Pacific Reserve de Hong Kong.

A solo unas pocas horas del puerto, el 31 de mayo de 1963, la línea de remolque cedió y el Alkimos fue conducido a la costa. Aunque el barco permaneció intacto, no se pudo sacar flotando en ese momento, por lo que se llenó de agua para asegurarlo en su lugar y se dejó a cargo de un cuidador a bordo. Otro remolcador, el Pacific Star, al mando del Capitán E.R. Francisco, regresó en enero de 1964 y el barco fue reflotado el 14 de febrero de 1964, pero el viaje planeado a Manila apenas había comenzado cuando el 21 de febrero de 1964 las autoridades lo incautaron en el mar, y el Alkimos quedó anclado. Aquella vez sufrió daños más graves y se abandonó todo pensamiento de rescatarlo intacto.

Posteriormente fue vendido por los propietarios para convertirlo en chatarra. Sin embargo, en 1969, los trabajadores de salvamento fueron expulsados de los restos del naufragio por un incendio, y cada vez que regresaban, el fuego comenzaba de nuevo. Después de eso, los restos parcialmente desmantelados del barco se asentaron en varios metros de agua, visibles para los visitantes, antes de desintegrarse gradualmente.

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Bibliografía
 Revista The Sunday Times (Perth), 19 de marzo de 2006, p. 14

Enlaces externos
 ABC Stateline (Transcript)
 Naufragios de la Costa Wanneroo
 Foto del Alkimos en 1969

Buques de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Barcos de 1943
Incidentes marítimos en 1963
Incidentes marítimos en 1964

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At the end of the school year, districts often send stacks of books home with their students in the hopes of combating the "summer slide," the literacy loss experienced during the long break that hits low-income students particularly hard.
But a study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that these programs can be made significantly more effective with only a small tweak: Let the kids choose the books.
The study, conducted in kindergarten, first-, and second-grade classrooms in the Rochester City School District, showed that students who were allowed to choose their own summer reading saw lower levels of literacy loss over the summer months. Erin T. Kelly, M.D., the study's lead researcher, will present her findings at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting on April 25.
"The most popular book was an adaptation of Disney's Frozen," said Kelly, a fourth-year resident in the medicine-pediatrics program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. "Is that going to be the best literature in the world? No. But if it's something that the children will actually read, then it's going to lead to positive outcomes."
Kelly conducted her initial study in 2013 when she arranged a book fair for 18 second-graders, who were allowed to select 13 books to bring home with them for the summer. When that class showed improvement over a control group that had their books selected for them, she expanded the project to several classes in 2014, measuring for differences based on what portion of books the students were allowed to select themselves.
The findings could prove especially valuable for low-income districts, said Kelly. In the Rochester City School District, only 21 percent of students are proficient on New York State's English/language arts exam, and the high school graduation rate is only 43 percent.
Previous studies have shown that the summer slide accounts for roughly 80 percent of the reading achievement gap between more and less economically advantaged children.
"Educational achievement is inextricably tied to health outcomes," said Kelly. "Reading proficiency, in particular, is a critical skill and an important determinant of health."
Carol Anne St. George, Ed.D., assistant professor in the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education, helped to implement the study, which was supported by the Hoekelman Center at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital, the Brighter Days Foundation, and M&T Bank Charitable Trust.


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