Name: Tricia Bruno
Title: President
Company: Tricia Bruno & Associates, Inc.
Location: 121 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass.
Place of birth: Bristol, R.I.
Family: Husband Kevin and son Walker
College: Providence College (BA), Simmons College (MA)
First job unrelated to your current field: Scudder
First job in current field: The Linley Group
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: Marketing consulting for real estate industry.
Hobbies: Skiing, reading
Favorite book: "Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner
Favorite movie: "Sleepless in Seattle"
Key to success: Passion, vision, preparation
Person you most admire (outside of family): Eleanor Roosevelt
If you had to choose another vocation, what would it be? College professor
Malden, MA According to Combined Properties, Inc., the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has renewed its lease at 195 Canal St. and will continue to operate its Malden Family Medicine Center there
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.