News & Record fails to report expert's financial interests in Honda Jet story

GREENSBORO, NC -- News & Record reporters Donald Patterson, Amanda Lehmert and Joe Killian wrote a story about Honda Jet seeking incentives from Greensboro and Guilford County for an expansion. The article featured a number of quotes in favor of the incentives from Richard Beard of commercial real estate firm, Simpson, Schulman and Beard.

In an unconscionable omission, the reporters fail to report that Beard's company represents property for sale and lease in the immediate vicinity of the Honda Jet facility, including 18,000 square feet of warehouse space mere yards away.

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The property listing from Simpson, Schulman and Beard's webstite: