John Kane
Chairman & CEO, Kane Realty Corporation
Small businesses employ the bulk of the people in the United States. We need to inspire small business to hire again by reducing regulations on our industries. We need our banks to be supportive of small business and to be relived of the regulatory constraints that hamper their ability to lend to them.
Biography
John Kane founded Kane Realty Corp. in 1978. From an original staff of three people with only a single property under management, Kane Realty grew to 70 employees. Prior to selling the management division in 1997, Kane Realty had 18 shopping centers and six office buildings under management, and the company had developed or redeveloped more than 4 million square feet of retail space, malls, and community/neighborhood centers. In 1999, Kane Realty purchased the first of numerous properties in Raleigh's North Hills and embarked on a massive $700 million redevelopment of 130 acres. Kane Realty is a leading East Coast property development company.
Kane is a past member of Young Presidents’ Organization, and currently a member of Chief Executives Organization and World Presidents’ Organization. Kane is a current board member of the North Carolina Symphony, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Duke Raleigh Hospital Advisory Board and former board member of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
In 2004, Kane was named Business Leader of the Year by Business Leader Magazine, received the Pillar Award by the Triangle Business Journal, and the Impact Award by Triangle CREW. He was recognized as the Developer of the Year in 2005 by TCAR.