Tacquire Announces New Board of Directors

Tacquire (TEE’-ә-kwīr’) has announced its 2012-2013 board of directors. The company serves a 14-county area, including the Triangle. Formed in 2010 by TCAR, the Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS, Tacquire includes a commercial information exchange that tracks office, industrial, retail and specialty space available for lease across the Triangle region, as well as buildings and land being marketed for sale.

“We would like to thank Shane Bull for serving as the founding president and Elizabeth Gates as acting president for the past two years,” says Kathy Gigac, 2012-2013 Tacquire president. “In addition, we are excited to welcome new board members Joaquin Canals, Roger Scott and Allison Wiggs, as well as congratulate Casey Cronce for nomination as president elect.”

Board members will serve through June 30, 2013 and include:

Executive Committee

Kathy Gigac – Colliers International – President
Casey Cronce – Wake County Economic Development – President Elect
Brett Muller – Capital Associates – Treasurer
Elizabeth Gates – Grubb & Ellis|Thomas Linderman Graham – Past President

Re-Elected Board Members

Ed Hoel, Cresa Partners
Derrick Minor, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Jim Perricone, Partners Commercial Realty
Eric Vernon, Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton
Baxter Walker, Colliers International
Moss Withers, NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.

New Board Members

Joaquin Canals – NAI Carolantic Realty, Inc.
Roger Scott – North Wake Commercial Realty
Allison Wiggs – Hunter & Associates

Tacquire’s search database has been integrated into the websites of six economic organizations:

• Cary Chamber of Commerce (www.caryeconomicdevelopment.com)
• Raleigh Economic Development (www.raleigh4u.com)
• Wake County Economic Development (www.raleigh-wake.org)
• Town of Chapel Hill Economic Development (www.opentobusiness.biz)
• Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce (www.discoverwakeforest.org)
• Downtown Raleigh Alliance (www.YouRHere.com).

 About Tacquire: In response to the needs of its members, the Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® formed Tacquire in 2010. The company provides a real-time total access commercial real estate exchange. This dynamic property-centric portal is affordable and easy to use. Supported by a full-time researcher, members are able to input listings one time and distribute them across multiple platforms. Members can also add and review historical data on properties, research property records, tax data and GIS information, as well as search listings, receive daily hot sheets and market properties through broadcast e-mails. Using the same technology as National Association of REALTORS®, Tacquire provides the public the ability to search commercial property listings, the member directory, event calendar and news, as well as access property maps, demographics information, aerial views, photos and property information. Visit www.tacquire.com.

About Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS®:
The Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS® (TCAR) is one of 1,800 local associations of REALTORS® nationwide that comprise the National Association of REALTORS®. TCAR is the second largest commercial overlay board in North Carolina with 600 members and is accredited through the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance. The association was established in 1995, but began as a committee of the residential board in 1977. TCAR serves a 14 county area, including the Triangle, for real estate practitioners, appraisers, property managers and other professionals allied with the real estate industry. Visit www.tcar.com.