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  • "Budget Market" on 4th Street in Santa Monica Sells for $3.3 million

    Andrew Simon, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 15, 2018
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    It may not look like much, but the Budget Market just sold to a private trust for $3.3 million. This according to William Althouse at Westmac Realty. "Coldwell Banker Commercial WESTMAC Arranges $3.3 Million Retail Sale to Private Trust in Santa Monica," wrote Althouse. "The free-standing building sits on 4th Street, equidistant from the Pacific Ocean and Lincoln Boulevard." No doubt the 90 year old one story retail building will give way to, well, the biggest building the developers can possibl...

  • The Septuagenerian Intern: 3 Reasons Why Hiring Older Employees Is A Smart Decision

    Andrew Simon, Simon Associates|Feb 16, 2018

    In the 2015 movie The Intern, Robert DeNiro starred as a 70-year-old widower who returns to the workforce as an under-appreciated and seemingly out-of-step intern working for a young boss played by Anne Hathaway. Initially, Hathaway's character can't quite relate to this baby boomer who ditched retirement out of boredom, but by the film's finale she comes to appreciate his skills and experience. In real life you're unlikely to encounter many septuagenarian interns, but it's not unusual for...