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NAIOP's Vice President for Knowledge and Research Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D., directs knowledge and research activities and serves as the Editor in Chief of Development magazine.

10
Jun
2022
Analyzing Capital Markets 
Posted On June 10, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

As the economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic, investors are closely analyzing conditions in the current environment, including rising inflation, geopolitics, increasing interest rates and other factors. At I.CON East: The Industrial Conference, several capital market experts dove into what’s happening now […]

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9
Jun
2022
Economic Drivers That Will Define the Post-pandemic World
Posted On June 9, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

What can we learn from the past to better understand the possibilities of the future? Global economist Dambisa Moyo, Ph.D., told attendees at NAIOP’s I.CON East: The Industrial Conference this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, that there are several geopolitical trends impacting the world’s economy […]

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9
Jun
2022
Multistory Warehouses Come to the Bronx
Posted On June 9, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Land shortages, rapidly increasing e-commerce demand, and the need to be close to population centers are driving the shape of warehouses up instead of out. Two sites in the Bronx, New York, are making the most of the last mile by employing a multilevel design approach […]

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22
May
2020
Stimulus, Safety and Shifts
Posted On May 22, 2020  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin Gives his Take on the U.S. Economy and the Government’s Unparalleled Response The global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and caused disruptions of historic proportions. “We’re facing a very different crisis than the one in 2008, which was essentially […]

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20
Jun
2019
Creative Flex Industrial Grows in Hawthorne, California
Posted On June 20, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

What’s next in industrial flex? A dozen I.CON West attendees had an up-close look at some innovative reuse of warehouse space in Hawthorne, an industrial city located about 15 minutes southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Greg Spencer, senior vice president at Terreno Realty Corporation, led the […]

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19
Jun
2019
Development Magazine Summer Preview: The Big-Data Era Arrives
Posted On June 19, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The digital revolution is shifting how we relate to each other and the world. As with other revolutions, rigid hierarchies give way to the power of the networked individual. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and Wharton professor, recently observed that a teenager with a cellphone can […]

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7
Jun
2019
Transforming a Dying Mall into an Amazon Distribution Center
Posted On June 7, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has 1 Comment

Successfully converting a dying mall to another use requires a simple leap of faith…along with good instincts, perfect timing and the right location. In other words, it is no easy feat. Chris Semarjian, owner of Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) and an experienced redeveloper of underutilized […]

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15
Apr
2019
Trends Driving High Demand, Low Vacancy in Vancouver’s Industrial and Office Sectors
Posted On April 15, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has 1 Comment

Vancouver’s natural assets, mountains and surrounding expanses of water, contribute to an exceptional setting and a high-quality of life for its residents. However, these geographic features also limit the amount of land available for development and, combined with a healthy economy, have led to very low […]

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27
Sep
2018
Putting Together the Office Property and Big Data Puzzle
Posted On September 27, 2018  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The use of technology in office building operations has come a long way from motion-controlled light sensors and key card entry systems. Building owners and operators are beginning to use an array of increasingly sophisticated software and hardware to gather more information about how their buildings […]

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8
Jun
2018
Community, Synergy and Progress at the New York Center for Innovation
Posted On June 8, 2018  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Rockland County, New York, a former pharmaceutical campus is poised to provide just over 2 million square feet of cutting-edge innovation and collaboration space. Attendees of NAIOP’s I.CON: The Industrial Conference were given a tour this week of the […]

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