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David Craig

David Craig

Owner

Craig International

Bill Guthrey

Bill Guthrey

SVP/Land Development

KDC

Susan Arledge

Susan Arledge

Senior Managing Director

Newmark

Bill Baumgardner

Bill Baumgardner

Executive Vice President, Dallas

VanTrust Real Estate

Bruce Heller

Bruce Heller

President

JaRyCo Development

Clay Curtis
Moderator

Clay Curtis

SVP

McRight Smith

Adam Keith
EMCEE

Adam Keith

Dallas Market Manager

Bisnow

David Craig

Owner

Craig International

David Craig is a visionary and works tirelessly to push the boundaries of his development

projects. The proud son of a retired Air Force colonel, David learned the value of hard work and

dedication at a very young age. He founded Craig International, a commercial brokerage and

development company more than 40 years ago in McKinney, Texas and the company has grown

to control and/or develop well in excess of 10,000 acres in Collin and Grayson Counties since it

was founded.

David’s motivation and passion are evidenced by the success of Craig Ranch, a McKinney, Texas

award-winning master-planned community that he founded more than 20 years ago with a

current ad valorem value in excess of $4 billion. He began with 1,125 acres of farmland and it is

now a thriving, 2,200-acre community with commercial, residential, and mixed-use retail

anchored by the TPC Craig Ranch, which is currently the new home of the AT&T Byron Nelson

Classic. David is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of TPC Craig Ranch and is Chairman of

the TPC Craig Ranch Host Committee for the AT&T Byron Nelson.

Craig Ranch knows no limits and the development has always been on the cutting edge, way

before New Urbanism was embraced. David’s vision has been realized in the 500 acres of parks

and green space, the 270-acre employment district, the McKinney Corporate Center Craig Ranch.

One of David’s current projects is District 121, a destination retail, corporate, and restaurant

development adjacent to Craig Ranch.

The biggest benefit of having David involved in the day-to­day activity of the firm’s development

projects is that he is laser-focused on detail, and he makes sure every project is built in the best,

most innovative and efficient way possible.

David’s passion for business carries over to the many cause-related issues Craig International

supports including the Love Life Foundation, The Boys and Girls Club of America - Collin County;

The Family Place; Habitat for Humanity; The Samaritan Inn; Smiles Charity; and American Heart

Association, only to name a few.

Bill Guthrey

SVP/Land Development

KDC

As a senior vice president at KDC, Bill Guthrey’s primary

responsibilities include managing and marketing KDC’s Land

Ventures, which offers over 500 acres of prime office, industrial and

mixed-use land positions nationwide. He establishes joint ventures

with landowners who need master planning and development

assistance.

While with KDC, Guthrey has developed and leased over 2.5 million

square feet of industrial and office space and developed or sold

over 2,000 acres.

Guthrey joined KDC in 1995 from FGB Realty to develop and

market Fort Worth’s CentrePort Business Park, formerly Greater

Southwest International Airport/Amon Carter Field. The 1300-acre

master-planned business park is home to well-known companies

including American Airlines, Bank of America and NBC5/KXAS-TV.

He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

from Texas Tech University in Lubbock and a master’s in Business

Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Guthrey is a licensed broker with the Texas Real Estate

Commission and a member of CoreNet Global, the North Texas

Commercial Association of Realtors, and the Dallas Regional

Chamber of Commerce. His community endeavors include serving

on Builders of Hope’s board.

Guthrey and his wife live in Dallas. The couple has three children.

Susan Arledge

Senior Managing Director

Newmark

Susan Arledge, SIOR, currently serves as a Senior Managing Director in the company’s Dallas office. Arledge has over three decades of experience advising corporate clients on location decision-making, having worked with notable companies to identify and establish real estate locations including headquarters sites, distribution/e-commerce and manufacturing centers, customer support/shared service centers, back office and tech support operations.

Susan specializes in securing real estate locations for clients globally, focusing on a proprietary Total Cost Analysis model that identifies all labor costs, transportation costs, incentive opportunities, and real estate costs. She focuses on finding locations that reduce attrition, increase productivity and allow clients to remain competitive by finding a labor force that meets their unique needs.

Arledge has received numerous professional honors throughout her career. She was the recipient of the prestigious “Stemmons Service Award,” given annually to a Dallas commercial broker that best represents the industry’s standards for business success and community service. Arledge has served as President of the SIOR North Texas Chapter, the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association and as Chair of the Go Red for Women Luncheon in Dallas. She maintains the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) designation and has been honored as one of the Dallas Business Journal’s “Heavy Hitters.” Arledge is a frequent speaker and author whose insights are often highlighted in publications including D CEO, D Magazine and Bisnow.

Prior to joining Newmark, Arledge served as Executive Managing Director at Dallas-based commercial real estate firm ESRP. Arledge’s prior experience included being the Managing Principal for Cresa Dallas and The Staubach Company.

Bill Baumgardner

Executive Vice President, Dallas

VanTrust Real Estate

Bill Baumgardner is a commercial developer and licensed broker

with an in-depth background in commercial real estate business

coupled with expertise in development, construction, tenant

representations, leasing and sales. Bill has the innate ability

to meet a customer’s need and budgetary requirements with

the highest possible value and product available. He also has

experience in coordinating legal, financial and construction

requirements for transactions.

At VanTrust, Bill’s primary responsibilities are to ensure

that VanTrust’s short and long-term development goals and

objectives are met through proper site selection, acquisition, and

development of new, build-to-suit and speculative opportunities.

Prior to joining VanTrust, Bill was with Colliers International

and The Pizzuti Companies. He has over 20 years of development

experience and has played a major role in the development,

leasing and sales of major instructional grade office and industrial

projects. He has overseen the development and leasing of nearly

15-million square feet of industrial and office projects. Bill has

been active in numerous industrial and office sales, completing

more than 25-million square feet of transactions. He also worked

for the Danter Company, a leading real estate research firm, as a

field analyst where he conducted market feasibility reports for a

host of real estate projects throughout the United States.

Bill is a graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in

Business Administration. He holds an Ohio real estate license

and is a member of National Association of Industrial and Office

Properties (NAIOP), National, Ohio and Columbus Association

of Realtors, Columbus 2020. He is also the past president of the

Central Ohio NAIOP Chapter.

Bruce Heller

President

JaRyCo Development

With nearly 41 years of experience in the design, construction and development of real estate, Bruce

understands the need for a good team approach. As an Architect for the first ten years of his career, he

designed a variety of projects before moving into the development business with Woodbine

Development in 1989. There he was responsible for the BNSF Railroad Corporate Headquarters in Ft.

Worth and redevelopment of the old Sanger Harris department store in downtown Dallas into DART’s

current headquarters. Mr. Heller formed Fults Project Services with Jerry Fults in 1995 and served as

Development Partner with Means Knaus before forming JaRyCo Development in 2001. Over the last 19

years, JaRyCo has successfully completed a range for projects including office buildings, medical office

and specialty hospitals, corporate headquarter facilities, office flex projects and land developments. A

hands-on developer with a reputation for quality and attention to detail, Bruce has completed over 4

million SF of developments worth over half a billion dollars. When not leading JaRyCo, Bruce volunteers

for a number of community organizations, has held several positions with the Allen Sunrise Rotary Club

and at his church and for the past 9 years has deployed to disasters around the world as a Shelterbox

Response Team Member.

Clay Curtis

Moderator

McRight Smith

Clay has over 30 years’ experience as a business development/operations management

professional. His career is one marked by ever greater responsibilities and noteworthy

accomplishment. His strong foundation in project management, combined with a unique ability to

understand and communicate with people at all levels, creates an environment leading to

exceptional service and quality results for our clients.

As Vice President, Clay provides leadership in the development of client relationships and the

pursuit of new business across all of our commercial construction service areas including office,

retail, warehouse and medical offices. He is focused on delivering superior service by understanding

our existing and potential client’s needs and connecting the precise resources necessary to deliver

the greatest value to each project. He works closely with our clients to define high quality, cost

effective solutions through intelligent preconstruction preparation and focused project

management.

Adam Keith

EMCEE

Bisnow

Born and raised in South East London, Adam has always been a ken sportsman; representing his high school in Soccer, Rugby and Cricket. He started his working life as a Police Constable in Central London and then moved on to becoming a “Mens Grooming Expert” (which led to him appearing on The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent & GQ). This career path bought Adam to Dallas, Texas where he met his wife and decided to settle down. In Texas, Adam chose to start over or “re-tool”, and pursued a Management Degree at SMU. Once his studies were complete, Adam moved into sales of HVAC where he touched many commercial construction projects. Adam loves the thrill of new challenges, and meeting new people and can't wait to start his career with Bisnow in Dallas.

Summary

  1. What mega-developments will go live along the 121 in the coming years and what business opportunities are available for hotel brands, restaurants and corporate relocation space hunters?

  2. How many new office buildings are coming to the corridor, and how much land is left for new office construction?

  3. What is the status of projects currently under development? How has the pandemic impacted progress?

  4. Where are the next leasing opportunities for retail and office brokers?

  5. Where do the area's top developers and investors see room for growth?

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