It is the monitoring issue that is also acknowledged as key by the WRI.

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Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WRI vs.

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This article was co-authored by Suzanne Ozment, an Associate at WRI working on business and ecosystems.

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At the closing bell, WRI is trading flat, while ATI is up about 0.6% on the day Wednesday.

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Equity One ( EQY), Regency Centers ( REG), Kimco ( KIM) and Weingarten Realty Advisors ( WRI) have all reported improved occupancy and FFO results.

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On December 11, 2012, Glenfiddich will partner with The World Resources Institute (WRI), for the final auction of Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve in Los Angeles.

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WRI, an independent, non-partisan environmental research organization, is working with China to calculate its greenhouse emissions as a key part of its next national Five-Year Plan to advance its economy.

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Public support for clean tech in the U.S. dropped nearly 50 percent from 2011 to 2012, and will likely plunge 75 percent between 2009 and 2014 unless Congress acts, according to analysts at WRI, the Breakthrough Institute, and the Brookings Institution.

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Several REITs that could benefit from a Romney win include Kimco (KIM), Taubman (TCO), Regency Centers (REG), Weingarten (WRI), Realty Income (O), Simon Property Group (SPG), Vornado (VNO), Excel Trust (EXL) and American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP), Retail Opportunity Investment Corp .(ROIC).

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