06
Dec
2017
To Stop a Shutdown, Congress Needs to Pass Funding Measure This Week
Posted On December 6, 2017  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have focused most of their attention in recent weeks on passing tax reform. Those efforts have been successful so far, yielding a pair of bills that will now be considered in a conference committee. Meanwhile, though, another concern is looming: […]

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01
Nov
2017
“Pollution Diet” for Bay Enters Final Phase before 2025 Deadline
Posted On November 1, 2017  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

The Chesapeake Bay watershed – covering 64,000 square miles and with tributaries within the District of Columbia and six states – has been designated among the nation’s “impaired waters” due to nutrient pollution, leading to extensive and long-term efforts to improve the health of the bay. […]

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27
Oct
2017
How to Craft Tax Reform That Works
Posted On October 27, 2017  By Thomas Bisacquino  And has No Comment

The following opinion editorial was written by Thomas J. Bisacquino, NAIOP president and CEO, and has appeared in newspapers across the U.S. Tax reform is a priority issue for NAIOP and commercial real estate. The piece reads as follows: A tax code is simply a set […]

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04
Oct
2017
Republicans Release Tax Reform Proposal
Posted On October 4, 2017  By Alex Ford  And has No Comment

Last week, Republican leaders from the House, Senate, and Trump Administration – dubbed the “Big Six” – unveiled their much-anticipated proposal to overhaul the nation’s tax code. The nine-page document is meant to serve as a guiding framework for congressional tax writers, who will ultimately be […]

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20
Sep
2017
Congress Takes Action to Slow “Drive-By Lawsuits”
Posted On September 20, 2017  By Alex Ford  And has No Comment

Lawsuits are often described as a “rite of passage” for business and property owners: an inevitable occurrence that comes with the territory. But the threat of litigation is no small matter. Owners must budget for attorney’s fees, which can take a large chunk out of a […]

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06
Sep
2017
It’s Game Time on Capitol Hill
Posted On September 6, 2017  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, has come and gone, and with that the end of the NFL’s preseason. The real contests – the ones that count, begin now. And as in football, the battles in Congress are about to get very real in September. […]

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16
Aug
2017
Tax Reform Set to Heat Up the Fall Season
Posted On August 16, 2017  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Lawmakers will be out of Washington until after Labor Day. When they return from their districts, they’re expected to move on from their failed attempt at health care reform, and instead focus on trying to change the tax code. But other spending issues are also looming. […]

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02
Aug
2017
Congress Voices Support for Key CRE Program
Posted On August 2, 2017  By Alex Ford  And has No Comment

In May, President Trump released his first-ever budget proposal, the funding request submitted to Congress by White House administrations each year. In keeping with promises made on the campaign trail, the document called for deep cuts to a number of federal agencies, and the elimination of […]

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19
Jul
2017
The House of Representatives Takes Steps Toward Federalism
Posted On July 19, 2017  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

This spring, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the creation of a bipartisan Task Force on Intergovernmental Affairs with a focus on the intergovernmental relationship between the federal government and states, tribes, and local authorities in managing and administering public […]

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17
Jul
2017
Making the Business Better: A NAIOP Chairman’s Retrospective
Posted On July 17, 2017  By Sheila Vertino  And has No Comment

It’s hard to imagine, but back in 1971 when Brian Hogg was introduced to NAIOP, office and industrial development in Atlanta was limited. Seeing the potential, NAIOP’s then-Executive Director Jimmy Johnson planted the seed for a small group of developers to form a chapter in Atlanta. “We […]

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