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Jamestown Expands European Presence With More Than $1 Billion in Assets Under Management

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

After entering the European market just over a year ago, Jamestown has grown its platform with $1 billion in assets under management and a knowledgeable real estate team headquartered in Cologne, Germany and offices in Amsterdam, London, and Madrid, said Jamestown president Michael Phillips.

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  • After entering the European market just over a year ago, Jamestown has grown its platform with $1 billion in assets under management and a knowledgeable real estate team headquartered in Cologne, Germany and offices in Amsterdam, London, and Madrid, said Jamestown president Michael Phillips.
  • As our European footprint expands, we will continue to focus on sustainable, adaptive reuse projects that bring new life to local communities.
  • Jamestown is one of our preferred global partners given their active approach to asset management and focus on creative and out-of-the-box thinking.
  • Since its founding in 1983, Jamestown has executed transactions in excess of $35 billion, and as of December 31, 2020, the company has assets under management of $12.1 billion.

Jamestown Expands European Business

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Global real estate company Jamestown today announced the acquisition of three historic office buildings in the up-and-coming Mlheim area of Cologne the city that is home to Jamestowns European headquarters.

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  • Global real estate company Jamestown today announced the acquisition of three historic office buildings in the up-and-coming Mlheim area of Cologne the city that is home to Jamestowns European headquarters.
  • Jamestown purchased the buildings with two institutional investors from a group of private investors.
  • One of our core competencies at Jamestown is the revitalization of old industrial buildings and we see great potential for this in Europe as well, said Christoph Kahl, Chairman of Jamestown.
  • Jamestown made its first European acquisition in December 2019, when it bought the historic Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

City of Jamestown joins the Empire State Purchasing Group

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

JAMESTOWN, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The City of Jamestown announced it has joined the Empire State Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system.

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  • JAMESTOWN, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The City of Jamestown announced it has joined the Empire State Purchasing Group and will be publishing and distributing upcoming bid opportunities on the system.
  • In addition to the existing vendors on the Empire State Purchasing Group, all vendors looking to do business with the City of Jamestown can register online: http://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york .
  • We invite all vendors to register on the Empire State Purchasing Group to start receiving business opportunities," stated Mayor Eddie Sundquist of the City of Jamestown.
  • BidNet Direct runs regional purchasing groups, including the Empire State Purchasing Group, across all 50 states that are used by over 1,500 local governments.

Peggy Lee Centennial Year Commemorated With New Music Releases, Tributes, Concerts and Exhibits Throughout 2020

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Peggy Lee Estate today announced Peggy Lee 100 , a centennial celebration honoring one of the 20th century's most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Peggy Lee Estate today announced Peggy Lee 100 , a centennial celebration honoring one of the 20th century's most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music.
  • Kicking off The Peggy Lee 100 celebration is the release of Ultimate Peggy Lee , a new collection from Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) available April 17.
  • Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, she was christened Peggy Lee in 1937 by a local North Dakota deejay.
  • Over her remarkable seven-decade career, singer, songwriter and composer Peggy Lee wrote over 200 songs and recorded over 1,100 masters.

National Comedy Center Officially Designated as the United States’ Cultural Institution Dedicated to Comedy

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The National Comedy Center was formally designated as the nations official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy on Tuesday, March 12.

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  • The National Comedy Center was formally designated as the nations official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy on Tuesday, March 12.
  • The bill, as written, recognizes that the National Comedy Center, located in Jamestown, New York, exists for the exclusive purpose of celebrating comedy in all its forms and officially designates the Center as the National Comedy Center.
  • "We are honored that this legislation has been formally passed by Congress, establishing the National Comedy Center as the country's official cultural institution dedicated to presenting and preserving the vital story of comedy in America," said Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center Executive Director.
  • I am very excited that the Jamestown Comedy Center has just been officially designated as the National Comedy Center.