<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2000/local-perspective.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Local Perspective</title><excerpt>When John Mullen started JM Consulting Group in 1987, he learned a lot from his first client. Hired to help a 37-seat restaurant rezone to serve 100, he soon realized the owner needed assistance in planning, financing, and construction as well.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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