Please enjoy our June edition of E-News.

Our featured research story this month focuses on the 2008 KPMG Competitive Alternatives report.

This report is produced annually by KPMG with help from Colliers International. The report compares the cost of doing business in various cities throughout Asia, Europe and North America.

We are pleased to have the opportunity to share our research and market information with you. As a company, we commit our time and resources to gathering data and sharing our knowledge with you, our valued clients and friends.

Warm Regards,
Jeff LaFavre, CCIM, MCR, SIOR

Colliers International has co-sponsored the 2008 KPMG Competitive Alternatives report comparing business location costs in North America, Europe
and Asia Pacific

Some of the highlights are:

• The United States, along with Canada and Australia are cost competitive leaders among the nine established industrialized countries
• The United States has experienced the greatest gain in cost competitiveness since 2006
• The United States, followed by Canada and Australia have the lowest total labor costs among established industrialized countries
• The United States has the lowest land purchase and building construction costs for new industrial facilities among established industrialized countries
• The United States, Canada and France have the lowest electricity costs

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Colliers Represents Franklin Bank in $1.2 Million Industrial Sale

Minneapolis, MN

Stephen D. Larson, CCIM, and Mark Reiling, CRE, SIOR, of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker – Minneapolis represented Franklin Bank in the sale of 22,046 square feet of industrial space, located at 815 Cedar Avenue, valued at $1.2 million to D-Bold Investments.

Contact Steve or Mark for information.

Colliers Represents The Manufacturer's Building in sale of 52,000 SF of Office Space

Minneapolis, MN

Nancy L. Frykman, JD, Kai Thomsen, Lee Tuchfarber, and William Buckley, of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker – Minneapolis represented The Manufacturer’s Building in the sale of 52,000 square feet of office space, located at 401 1st avenue.

Contact Nancy, Kai, or Lee for information.

Colliers Minneapolis/St. Paul | E-News June, 2008 | We know The State of Real Estate®