One of the many firms in attendance at last week's RECon show was The Irvine Co., a leader in Orange County retail, with about 35 community and regional centers throughout the area, including Irvine Spectrum and Fashion Island. The firm is one of GlobeSt.com's Thought Leadership partners during the month of May surrounding RECon. We spoke with Dan Sheridan, president of retail properties for Irvine, and got his thoughts about how the conference went and what he is looking forward to during the ICSC Western Division Conference in San Diego in September.

GlobeSt.com: How do you think RECon went compared to past years? Was it strong attendance as well as overall attitude?

Dan Sheridan: The attendance seemed really strong to me, and I saw reported that it was over 35,000. The mood was very positive, especially when you think back three or four years ago. What a contrast.