You’ve head of sailing a ship with a “skeleton crew,” but what about no crew at all? The ghost ships from tall tales of pirates and buried treasure are no longer the stuff of fiction: A Norwegian company is developing a fully autonomous container ship that […]
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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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STEM careers, also known as careers involving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, are some of the best paying jobs available. Requiring only a Bachelor’s degree for most for most of them, they are one of the better education bargains as well. The high pay that comes […]
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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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When a job needs to be done, and done well, Tiffany Greenidge is the go-to person, according to her colleagues and fellow NAIOP New York City members. Greenidge, a recipient of NAIOP’s 2016 Developing Leaders Award, is consistently described as a high-achiever who tackles any and […]
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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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Amazon’s announcement of its first mega-warehouse in New York first spurred excitement about new jobs for the Staten Island facility, quickly followed by buzz that Amazon plans to deploy robots and drones at the warehouse to reduce labor costs. This should be no surprise, as logistics […]
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It’s impossible to predict the future with complete accuracy. However, it is crucial to make informed forecasts about future demand in the commercial real estate industry. “Whether they are players in politics, diplomacy, or business, or are just engaged citizens, practical people cannot begin to make […]
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When you think about all the myriad ways e-commerce is driving change in the economy and our daily lives – shuttering traditional retailers, heightening demand for urban warehouses, and changing the way we shop for books, clothes, medicine and just about everything else – one part […]
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Since its founding as an online bookstore in 1994, Amazon.com Inc. has increasingly expanded its reach in a quest to sell the full spectrum of goods from A to Z. Now, as a $136-billion-a-year company, Amazon offers everything from wristwatches to tires to blenders to fresh […]
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