I am one of the interns from Stout who has made the decision to come to Alaska! My roommate and I are interning for Weidner Apartment Homes in their Anchorage Alaska region. We spent the day getting to see our surroundings and spending time together at Kincaid Park and even […]
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UW-Stout IREM Club activities
Properties Tour
My internship is ending today, so yesterday, the owner of our company took me on a tour of all the MN properties. Since I was in TX most of the summer, I didn’t get a chance to see many of our MN portfolio. We spent the afternoon going out to […]
Read MoreBoat Cruise
Last week, Oaks Properties went on a boat cruise on the Mississippi river. It was a fun associate event that brought everyone together for good food and fun games. It was a good night!
Read MoreHospitality House v2
Looks like we have 6 volunteers for our joint volunteer project with Cushman Wakefield Northmarq. They day the project starts is our payroll day so i assume most people want to be at that meeting and that is why we dont have more volunteers. I might participate because it would […]
Read MoreBoat Cruise
Spent Wednesday night on the Jonathan Padelford boat. We went on a two hour boat cruise, had some great food and got to meet all the Oaks employees that work at the Minnesota properties.
Read MoreRubbermaid & Tennant Roadshow
Today im going to a manufacturers showcase. I am excited to get out of the office to see what Rubbermaid and Tennant are showcasing for their new equipment. I hope their new equipment does not impact my maintenance guide.
Read MoreThe Hospitality House
Yesterday I organized an event between ABM and Cushman Wakefield Northmarq for the cleaning of a local kids center in Minneapolis. We will be cleaning the Hospitality House’s Urban Learning Center that provides troubled kids with a place to learn, grow, and develop skills. I just wish my internship didnt […]
Read MorePotential Career? Maybe??
Last week during our payroll meeting an employee of our branch gave me a shout out for it being my last week this week. A national account manager for United Heath Group came to me after and asked me if i would be interested in an analyst position through United […]
Read MoreMHA Golf Tournament
Yesterday I had the chance to golf in the MHA golf tournament. The weather turned out to be perfect, not a drop of rain. I got to meet a lot of new people. My team ended up 6 under on the day, we would have done better but the free […]
Read MoreBus Tour
Yesterday, various Bigos employees and myself boarded a bus and went around touring some of the other properties Bigos owned. It was interesting to see all the different layouts and amenities of other properties. It was like going on a showing but with a whole crew of property managers/leasing agents […]
Read MoreContract Abstract
Throughout this internship I have been working on a “never ending” project that the last intern started. I am proud to say that i have finished reading every single contract that we have and it is now put into an excel document which is accessible to all members of the […]
Read MoreLazy Friday
Last Friday (7/8) one of our account managers grabbed me to go visit a couple of accounts to check in with them and see how everything is going. The first building we traveled to was Northland Plaza in Bloomington MN. Northland Plaza is 450,000 square feet of office space and […]
Read MoreSetting up community events
My community director pointed me head of the event this month. This means I have to come up with getting a food truck, setting up the event, games, advertising and making it fun. So far it is going good but running into some bumps in the road. Having fun with […]
Read MoreShadowed The Maintenance Team
Yesterday I had the pleasure of following around the maintenance team and seeing how they conduct themselves on the job and how they handle their various work orders. I was very impressed with the amount of skills must be known to be a fairly competent maintenance guy. I assumed just […]
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