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An Inside Look: feat. Chris Schastok of CBRE

Chris Schastok

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Chris Schastok

Chris Schastok is a vice president of CBRE’s Location Strategy & Incentives practice. This advisory group assists clients globally with site selection and economic incentive negotiations, in conjunction with the overall strategy and execution of corporate real estate initiatives. Aligning location decisions with business strategy, Chris has negotiated more than $1B in incentives and has vast experience representing clients on corporate headquarters, shared services, food processing, heavy manufacturing and warehouse/distribution center projects.

Prior to joining CBRE, Chris was a part of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Business and Economic Incentives Group, where he focused on site selection, economic incentive negotiations and overall real estate strategy. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Mr. Schastok served as an Associate at SmithBucklin, where he acted as the liaison between professionals from a large Mergers & Acquisitions association and lead decision makers from national Private Equity Groups to enhance M&A capabilities.

Chris has contributed to several business publications, including Area Development Magazine and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2012 Foreign Direct Investment study. As a guest speaker, he has addressed many professional organizations including the Dallas Regional Chamber, the Missouri Partnership, the North Alabama Industrial Development Conference and Area Development’s Consultants Forum in Florida and Texas.

Chris is a Licensed Illinois Real Estate Broker, a Six Sigma Green Belt, a Reserve Media, Inc. Advisor, a Member of the State of Michigan’s 2013 Location Advisory Board and a Board Member of Women’s Global Education Project.

Chris received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

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From The Ground Up: feat. Jeremy Vannatta of Big Sky Economic Development

Jeremy Vannatta

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Jeremy Vannatta Jeremy Vannatta is the director of Business Recruitment & Marketing for Big Sky Economic Development in Billings, Montana. He is the first point-of-contact with prospective businesses and facilitates the recruitment process in collaboration with internal and external resources and organizations. He also manages the overall marketing direction and public relations for the organization.

Prior to joining Big Sky Economic Development, Jeremy served as a Senior Marketing Manager for Macerich. He also held the post of vice president of the Billings Area Chamber of Commerce, and was the head of marketing for Thrifty Car Rental locations in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

Jeremy has been actively engaged in many non-profits throughout his community including the Montana State University Billings Alumni Association, American Cancer Society, Habitat for Humanity and many others. Jeremy and his wife, Haley, are publishers of Yellowstone Valley Woman magazine. He was selected as a 40 Under 40 Business Leader in his community, and has been recognized by the IEDC for his organization’s business recruitment and marketing efforts.

Jeremy holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in media communications with an emphasis in marketing from Montana State University Billings.

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From The Ground Up: feat. Beth Doughty of Roanoke Regional Partnership

Beth Doughty

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Beth DoughtyAfter beginning her career in advertising, Beth Doughty has spent the past 25 years in economic development helping to create more than 14,000 jobs and $1 billion of investment for the Roanoke region.

She has twice been executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership from 1991 to 1999 and since March 2008 to the present. She also serves as executive of the Roanoke Outside Foundation.

Beth also served as president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce for 9 years. She has lectured on economic development at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Virginia Tech, Roanoke College and was a visiting lecturer for the Mellon Foundation in the Czech Republic.

Beth is a graduate of the University of Virginia and a past president and a cardinal of the Virginia Economic Developers Association.

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