Name: Rick Tonzi
Title: General Manager
Company: Simon Property Group, Inc.
Location: South Shore Plaza
Birthplace: Auburn, NY
Family: Married, five children
College: Niagara University
First job unrelated to your current field: Executive training program, Saks Fifth Avenue
First job in current field: Assistant mall manager, New England Development
Hobbies: Sports, supporting children and extended family activities
Favorite novel: Not a book reader
Favorite film: "Remember the Titans"
Keys to success: Hire great people
Person you admire most (outside of family): Dr. Stephen Buckley
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Pilot
Medford, MA Wyzer Biosciences will relocate next month from 85 Bolton St. in Cambridge to Cummings Properties’ Boston Ave. innovation campus. The firm’s new headquarters encompasses 5,800 s/f of administrative and laboratory space. Founded in Cambridge in 2011, Wyzer provides customized, end-to-end DNA sequencing and preparation services for the biopharma, biotech, and academic research sectors.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.