July 2010
Kenneth Marino and Nick Sinatra met with Chicago Investment Bankers- about Joint Venture opportunities to buy 100,000 to 300,000 sf Retail Centers in offmarket portfolios transactions.
June, 2010
Mr. Marino and Consultant Nick Sinatra have a followup meeting in New York City to secure forward commitments for financing for the purchase of distressed Retail Shopping Centers in 2010 and 2011.
Ken Marino as development chair hosts the first of three cultivation receptions at the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center.
May, 2010
Mr. Marino as board member for the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center - accepted an award with the Exective Director of the CCAC - Char Rivette from the White Sox Charities and the McCormick Foundation on behalf of the CCAC.
April, 2010
Mr. Marino and Consultant Nick Sinatra of Sinatra and Company traveled to New York to meet with a select group of Hedge Funds and Investment Bankers to raise a second traunch of Capital for GROBMAR Investments Fund.
March 2010
Mr. Marino was a sponser for the NIASHF Gala held in Chicago honoring Hall of Fame inductees.
February 2010
Mr. Marino spoke to the Master's program Planning Students- at University of Illinois at Chicago about Acquiring Distressed Retail Properties in 2010.
February 2010
Mr. Marino spoke at Marquette University to the Real Estate Club about How to Enter the Commercial Real Estate Job Market in the Great Recession of 2010.
January 2010
Mr. Marino spoke at Depaul University to the Real Estate Club about the Changing Commercial Real Estate Market in 2010.
December, 2009
Kenneth and Koren Marino have made a donation to the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center - in the Circle of Hope.
Kenneth Marino was a sponser for Return of the Gold- a Book Signing and presentation by Jerry Colangelo - Chairman of USA Baskeball at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
November, 2009
As Chairman of the Eisenberg Speaker Series - Mr. Marino spoke to the Finance Students in the MBA Program at Loyola University in the Gold Coast in Chicago, IL.
He also Spoke to the Real Estate Club at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Topics Covered included the Current Events in the Commercial Real Estate Market- and the Upcoming Buying Opportunities of Troubled Commercial Properties.
October, 2009
As Chairman of the Eisenberg Speaker Series- Mr, Marino spoke to undergraduate business/finance students at Career Day at the University of Chicago at the Hyde Park Campus in Chicago, IL.
September 2009
NY Jewelers based in Chicago, IL and Kenneth Marino- donated a High End Tag Heuer Watch to the 2nd Annual Tommy Lasorda Golf Outing - to benefit the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
August 2009
Ken Marino was awarded Mentor of the Year for the Eisenberg Foundation, where he mentored 38 college students and spoke to 15 universities.
June 2009
GROBMAR Investments, LLC hosted a party in June, 2009 for the Board & Friends of the Children's Advocacy Center - a not for profit in Chicago, IL - at Lux Bar in Chicago, IL
May 2009
GROBMAR Investments, LLC co-hosted a party in May, 2009 for the Board & Friends of the Mentor Alumni Association for the Eisenberg Foundation a not for profit in Highland Park, IL - at Lux Bar in Chicago, IL
