William H. MacLaughlin ’49
PERSONAL & EDUCATION:
- Born January 14, 1932
- Pledged SAE Cal Beta in 1949
- Graduated from Cal in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science from the College of Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate Finance
- Served as a Naval Officer in the Korean War until 1955
- Returned to Cal and enrolled in the Graduate School of Business Administration
EARLY CAREER:
- Began working in San Francisco, CA, for Coldwell Banker in 1955
- Transferred to their Sacramento office in 1957 where he became Mortgage Loan Supervisor for Sacramento and San Joaquin counties
- Opened his own commercial real estate firm, MacLaughlin and Company, in 1960
MACLAUGHLIN & CO:
- Specializes in general brokerage and development of commercial and industrial properties Sacramento, Stockton and San Jose
- Developments include:
- 400,000 s.f. of buildings in the Central Industrial Park, San Jose, CA
- 26 multi-tenant buildings in the West Sacramento Port Center
- 9 buildings in the Triangle Industrial Park, Stockton, CA
- 4 buildings in Dixon, CA and 5 buildings in Rancho Cordova, CA
- Currently manages for private clients over 3 million square feet of buildings
- Company is now owned by Bill’s three sons Thomas, James and William III
- Bill Sr. still maintains an active advising role in the company