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9/11 Raises Building-Safety Concerns; Prompts Day-Long Symposium

SEATTLE, WA-High-tech or low-tech, companies are looking closely at the probability of survival in the event of disaster. A panel of experts at a Fisher Communications/Colliers symposium offered food for corporate thought.

By Janet Parker | Updated on December 06, 2001

SEATTLE, WA-More than 75 local business executives and government officials spent Wednesday discussing the worst case scenario: their building’s falling down.

A joint effort of Colliers International and Fisher Communications, yesterday’s symposium at Fisher Plaza began with moderator and local television personality, Ken Schram, asking, “What do we do if the world starts falling down?” For the next few hours a high-level group of panelists did their best to answer that question.

Doug Barrett and Stephen Rothrock, brokers with Colliers/Seattle and leasing agents for Fisher Plaza (at 140 Fourth Ave. N.), tell GlobeSt the genesis of the executive forum was the number of real estate clients taking magnifying glasses to their disaster recovery plans and asking about the survivability of Seattle real estate.

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