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Rich Tucker is Director of Public Policy Communications at NAIOP, where he develops and executes communication strategies to raise the visibility of NAIOP’s advocacy work on behalf of the industry

5
May
2020
What’s Next for CRE? Industry Leaders Share Their Advice with Developing Leaders
Posted On May 5, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

At the beginning of the year, nobody predicted the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On March 1, the economy seemed to be thriving with record-low unemployment and a booming stock market. Two months later, the economy is in a deep freeze, and everyone wonders […]

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18
Mar
2020
Washington Aims to Address Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted On March 18, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Across the country, organizations are reacting to the novel coronavirus by cancelling meetings and events. From basketball tournaments to parades and school classes, people are staying home to reduce potential exposure to the virus. For this week at least, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., decided to keep […]

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20
Feb
2020
The Advantages and Costs of Reverse Logistics
Posted On February 20, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has 1 Comment

E-commerce makes up an increasing portion of total retail sales and companies have worked to fine-tune the logistics of delivering a product ordered online to a consumer’s door. One of the downsides of e-commerce, however, is that it can create costly and time-consuming problems for retailers […]

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4
Feb
2020
Decoding the National Political Puzzle
Posted On February 4, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has 1 Comment

These days, anyone who wants to understand U.S. politics needs a crystal ball. Political analyst Larry Sabato, Ph.D., brought one to his keynote address at NAIOP’s 2020 Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat this week in Washington, D.C. Sabato is a professor of politics at the University […]

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8
Jan
2020
Setting the Stage for a Successful CL&LR
Posted On January 8, 2020  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Election year 2020 is beginning in uncertainty. The House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump, and the 100 members of the Senate will serve as the jurors in his impeachment trial. But it’s not clear when that trial will begin, or what format it will […]

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4
Dec
2019
Much More Than Impeachment Is Happening in Washington
Posted On December 4, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

The headlines out of the nation’s capital these days mostly concern impeachment as the House of Representatives races to try to complete that process before the end of the year. If the Democrat-controlled House approves any articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the proceedings would […]

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6
Nov
2019
What’s Holding Up a Federal Budget?
Posted On November 6, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Could another federal government shutdown be on the way this month? Nobody seems to want that to happen, but nobody can rule it out, either. The federal fiscal year started October 1. But because Congress failed to pass a fiscal year 2020 budget, the federal government […]

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23
Oct
2019
Canadian Elections Deliver Minority Government
Posted On October 23, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Canadians were closely divided as they went to the polls this week and delivered a narrow victory in favor of the status quo and the Liberal Party. That means Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in charge for another term, but as the head of […]

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4
Sep
2019
How Congress Can Boost the Economy This Fall
Posted On September 4, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

Some people say they do their best work under pressure. Hopefully, that’s true for lawmakers in Congress. After a long summer break, both Houses return to Washington next week. Lawmakers will be under pressure, because they’ve left themselves only 13 days when both Houses are in […]

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21
Aug
2019
Pass Portman-Shaheen to Improve Energy Policy
Posted On August 21, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

When lawmakers return to a divided Washington next month, they’ll have plenty to discuss. There’s the pending U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal, a much-needed Qualified Improvement Property tax fix, a transportation spending measure to consider, and the 2020 federal budget to enact. Clearly, a lot of legislative business […]

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