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"Matching the company and community culture is critical, says Dan Malachuk, senior managing director in the Global Research & Consulting practice of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), a consulting group specializing in location strategy and site selection. 'We tell clients if they want to manage in a certain way, their business is better served in a community where lots of other people are trying to do the same thing, instead of being one fish trying to swim in the other direction.' "
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