CBRE Ltd., a commercial real estate services and investment firm, and Makwa Development Corporation, a 100% Indigenous, privately-owned development company based in the Neyaashiinigmiing Unceded First Nation within the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), have agreed to enter into a cooperative working relationship to develop and pursue mutually beneficial facility services and property management business opportunities with private sector and government entities in the Province of Ontario.
This is a progressive and unique agreement in Canada between an Indigenous-owned corporation and a commercial real estate organization and is in keeping with CBRE’s soon-to-be-launched Reconciliation Action Plan. “Together, CBRE and Makwa can move into new areas of business by leveraging each other’s strengths and unique perspectives. There’s also incredible potential to build bridges and produce better service and outcomes for clients,” says Ryan Clayton, Senior Managing Director, CBRE Global Workplace Solutions.“This agreement is an important first step for CBRE in better supporting Indigenous peoples, clients and communities to foster meaningful change.” “We are excited about joining forces with CBRE, which will enable us to leverage this global company’s expertise in order to identify potential facility services and property management opportunities and then pursue them in a way that provides maximum benefit for all stakeholders,” says K. Shane Chegahno, Vice President of Makwa Development Corporation. “We are looking to build positive relationships with strategic business partners to create real and meaningful opportunities for SON band members and other Indigenous communities in Canada. This agreement with CBRE will do much to help us achieve that aim.” About Makwa Development CorporationMakwa Development Corporation is a 100% Indigenous, privately-owned development company on the Neyaashiinigmiing Unceded First Nation within the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON). Makwa has developed unique capabilities in the areas of Construction, Fabrication, Staff Augmentation, Warehousing, Environmental, Vegetation control, Transportation, Waste Management, Consulting and Real Estate Development. Makwa has the capability to access skills, labour and expertise through established First Nation partnerships and labour/training programs throughout Canada. Makwa unique strategic model is based on partnering with industry leading companies in various sectors to help build Makwa’s capacity to execute on larger projects while maintaining the flexibility to operate on its own for smaller scale projects. Learn more at www.makwadevelopment.ca About CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2021 revenue). The company has more than 105,000 employees (excluding Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com. In Canada, CBRE Limited employs 2,200 people in 22 locations from coast to coast. Please visit our website at www.cbre.ca.
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5/16/2023 03:21:43 am
Property management opportunities are the same as these. I'm just glad that opportunities like these do exist.
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