"The school is helping us reinforce the concept that we want to be the employer of choice in south Florida, " says Anthony Burns, chief executive of this truck leasing and logistics firm.

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W. Bush issued an executive order not to conduct further offshore leasing or pre-leasing activities, with exceptions in much of the Gulf of Mexico and parts of Alaska.

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"There's still plenty of time in the leasing season, " American Campus Chief Executive Bill Bayless pointed out.

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Setting up ICICI's leasing business from scratch and helping then executive chairman N.

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Mr. Rechler, chief executive of RXR Realty LLC, is betting that Midtown, where leasing has slowed in the past 18 months, will regain its status as New York's most desirable office district when the economy picks up and more old-guard companies look for extra space and as rent in the trendy hot spots grows more expensive.

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Moreover, newly built office space in the area is in short supply, said Mary Ann Tighe, chief executive of the New York region for CBRE Group Inc. who is handling the leasing on behalf of Hines.

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