City companies get terror warning.Top officials from the nation's two most successful terror fighting organizations, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI) and the New York Police New York Police may refer to:
NYPD New York Play Development ), told a group of Fortune 1000 executives in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on January 26 that terror is still very much a threat to corporate facilities and operations. The comments were made during "Security and Terror at Work: Increasing Effectiveness and Reducing Costs of Measures That Protect Fortune 1000 Businesses." The event is the first in the Corporate Real Estate Conferences series, organized by Commercial Tenant Real Estate Representation Ltd., a commercial real estate brokerage firm that exclusively represents tenants. "We have to fight complacency," said Charles Frahm, Special Agent in Charge of the Counter-terrorism Division at the FBI. Christopher Higgins This article is about the NHL hockey player. For other people with similar names, see Chris Higgins (disambiguation). Christopher Higgins (born June 2 1983) is an ice hockey player in the NHL. , Commanding Officer of the Intelligence Division's Terrorist Incident Prevention Unit at the NYPD, asked the executives to be the "eyes and ears" of law enforcement, and to report any activity that may make their employees suspicious. Although there has not been another successful attack in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. since 9/11, Higgins pointed out that the terrorists operate on decades-long time lines and the risk has not abated. Also on the panel was George Dew, Director of The Ackerman Group, which counsels some 65 of America's top 100 multinationals on a broad range of security and investigative issues. The Ackerman Group is best known for its specialization in counterterrorism--analyzing risks , protecting personnel and property , and managing kidnapping and other crises. Marisa Manley, President of Commercial Tenant Real Estate Representation, LTD. (CTRR CTRR Cloquet Terminal Railroad CTRR Center for Tissue Regeneration and Repair CTRR Cipher Text Receiver Ready ), moderated the event and also spoke about financial risks and strategies for corporations in multi-tenant buildings anxious to protect their assets. "The panel discussion was timely and informative," says Manley, president of CTRR. "Not only did we get a sense of the risks facing corporations today, but we also heard about techniques for minimizing that risk and the financial liability that comes with it." |
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