As President of NAIOP Southern Nevada, I’ve seen the commercial real estate industry recover well in Southern Nevada, supported by strong financial indicators. In fact, at this point in 2015, our industry is on a solid upward trend, even if it has felt a little slow […]
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State and local governments are increasingly debating legislative proposals on whether to mandate that property owners report the energy use or consumption of their commercial and industrial buildings, commonly referred to as benchmarking. Washington and a number of localities have already enacted laws mandating owners of […]
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Brothers and Vineyard Vines co-founders Shep and Ian Murray embarked on developing their new headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, with three criteria: (1) Be on the water; (2) Be in their own building; and (3) Create an environment that was just like being at home. The brothers […]
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Congress once again is at a crossroads as they debate funding for future transportation projects. If recent history is any indication, we might not see definitive action anytime soon. Still, we are faced with two distinct possible outcomes. The first — an admittedly politically difficult option […]
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Good leaders make good choices, and one of the best decisions is focusing on personal development. As a fan of lists, I’ve scoured the interwebs and assembled my top five habits of top leaders, thanks to Real Simple, Inc., Huffington Post and Forbes. Tackle the Most […]
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Rosslyn, Virginia-urbanites will soon be able to skip that trip to the suburbs for their Target fixes – the store is coming to them. The TargetExpress version, that is. Target inked a deal in mid-May to bring one of its new Express models to crowded Rosslyn, […]
Read MoreIn Washington, you often have instances of what some term regulatory overreach, occurring when agencies charged with ensuring the proper functioning of certain sectors of our economy are caught sleeping at the wheel – and subsequently overreact in an effort to prevent future failures. In what […]
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Centrally located in the southern United States, the Port of Houston is a 25-mile-long port is located just east of downtown Houston. It offers great distribution to both the East and West coasts, and customers and terminal operators enjoy efficient distribution by railroad, multiple highways and […]
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“Take me out to the ballgame” is starting to mean “take me out to the hottest part of town” as urban redevelopment around ballparks is transforming former parking lots, blighted properties and usable space into metropolitan hot-spots filled with retail, restaurants and community public areas. Just […]
Read MoreWe are all familiar with the famous Mark Twain quote: “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting.” After four years of drought, all of California is faced with drinking more whiskey (wine in the Bay Area) and less water. California Governor Jerry Brown announced an […]
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