Sponsor Spotlight: Fortis Engineering Solutions

As an active member, Laura Hughes, Executive Vice President of Fortis, has been involved with Urban Land Institute for several years. In ULI's national chapter she serves on the Council for Residential Neighborhood Development as Vice Chair at Large. As an active member of the local Atlanta chapter Laura is on the Board of Directors and is Vice Chair of the Infrastructure Committee. The result of her involvement is an in-depth understanding of the real estate and development markets.

Fortis is an engineering, surveying, and horizontal construction company that partners with private and public entities to provide excellence in service from an owner's perspective. Fortis' involvement, and the individual involvement of its employees, allows for Fortis to stay rooted in the issues of today's economy and society. This gives the company the opportunity to not only financially give back to the community but also get involved.

The knowledge received from ULI has been instrumental to Fortis' success. During this economic downturn, Urban Land Institute brings a new light to the current financial situation through several seminars and a direct link to some of Atlanta's greatest business leaders. These events give us insight to our client's current situation and allow us to better serve them.

As a presenting sponsor for ULI, Fortis has had the opportunity to support the experience, expertise, and insight that the organization and its members have to offer. Fortis is honored to be involved with ULI's efforts to better the community through the knowledge of responsible land use.

For more information please contact Laura Hughes at 770.255.7993 or visit our website at www.fortis-eng.com

Sponsor Spotlight: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

"Greenberg Traurig is strongly committed, at both the local and national levels, to the real estate market and community as a whole," says Keith Linch, a shareholder in the Real Estate Practice of the firm's Atlanta office. "It is exciting to work with ULI Atlanta on cutting-edge trends and issues affecting the real estate industry." Keith has been active in ULI Atlanta for years and is a member of ULI Atlanta's Programs Committee, Emerging Trends Event Committee, and Sustainability Sub-Committee.

"Real estate development is the cornerstone of vibrant and growing cities. ULI Atlanta provides us with excellent opportunities to work together with other business leaders, as well as government sector and community development representatives, to better our community and industry," says Ken Neighbors, Of Counsel in the firm's Atlanta Public Finance Practice. Ken has been an active speaker and volunteer in various ULI initiatives, including serving as a speaker on community land trusts and public-private partnerships and serving on a technical advisory panel concerning redevelopment of the historic commercial node at Everglades National Park.

"Our Atlanta Real Estate Practice works closely with our Public Finance Practice so that we better serve our clients throughout all phases of urban development," says Ernest Greer, Managing Shareholder of the firm's Atlanta Office. "We are extremely proud of our involvement in furthering ULI Atlanta's mission to provide leadership in land use and development and to create and sustain thriving communities."

In addition to Ernest Greer, Keith Linch and Ken Neighbors, Greenberg Traurig attorneys Michael Fincher, Sarah Jurkiewicz, Michael Ward, and Jéan Wilson are also involved in ULI Atlanta.

Greenberg Traurig is an international law firm with 1,750 attorneys in more than 30 locations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.