18
Nov
2015
The Business Rent Tax Hurts Growth, Economic Development and Commercial Real Estate
Posted On November 18, 2015  By Alan Sheppard  And has No Comment

Florida is the only state in the country that currently applies a business rent tax to every company, big or small, that rents commercial space in the state. Given its harmful impact to the state’s economy, NAIOP of Florida is leading the charge to have this burdensome […]

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16
Nov
2015
Lighting the Way to a Brighter – and Smarter – Future
Posted On November 16, 2015  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Besides lighting your way, what else can your neighborhood streetlight do? If you’re fortunate enough to live in a smart city, the answer could extend well beyond lighting your way at night and automatically switching off during the daytime. The turning on or off of streetlights […]

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13
Nov
2015
Craft Beer Taps Commercial Real Estate
Posted On November 13, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

Move over, cupcakes and cronuts. The hottest trend in refreshments isn’t a sweet, but craft brews and microbreweries that are opening doors in cities and suburbs across the U.S. Growth in craft beer has skyrocketed: The American craft beer market is $19.6 billion – that’s up […]

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11
Nov
2015
Powering Up Times Square
Posted On November 11, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Manhattan’s iconic Times Square is nearing the end of a multiyear redevelopment that is transforming the brightest and busiest intersection in the world. With up to 400,000 pedestrians passing through it daily – that’s more than 146 million people a year – plus the crowd that […]

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09
Nov
2015
Top 10 States for Retail
Posted On November 9, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Texas is the hottest market for retail development, followed by shopping meccas of California and New York, says a top 10 list in “Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2015 Edition,” published by the NAIOP Research Foundation. The list rates the top states by construction value, […]

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05
Nov
2015
Google Drones in the Air by 2017
Posted On November 5, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Not one to be left behind in the drone game, Google announced this week that it too is launching delivery by drone – and going so far as to pinpoint a launch date of 2017. Tech Times reports that the lead of Google’s “Project Wing” delivery […]

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04
Nov
2015
EPA Water Rule Stuck in Limbo as Courts Weigh In
Posted On November 4, 2015  By John Bryant  And has No Comment

For the past year, industry interests have decried the administration’s water rule as a federal power grab affecting millions of acres of water around the country. While the assertion may be a stretch, the realities of which types of water bodies will receive federal protection is […]

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02
Nov
2015
A Beacon of Good Cheer for Retailers this Holiday Season
Posted On November 2, 2015  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

The holiday shopping season could sparkle in a new way this year as major retailers such as Walmart increasingly invest in geolocation and other digital technology to offer a personalized, responsive shopping experience – that also drives up sales. Whether you are searching high and low […]

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30
Oct
2015
Build It and They Will Come: Development Spikes Around Northern Virginia’s Silver Line
Posted On October 30, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

When Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced that Metro – D.C.’s rail service – was finally expanding the Silver Line into western Fairfax County, the buzz began. New office and retail were projected, of course, along with infrastructure improvements and a reshaped landscape through Tysons Corner […]

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28
Oct
2015
Amazon Delivery by Paperboy?
Posted On October 28, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

E-commerce giant Amazon Inc. announced this week that your package may soon be arriving via an old school carrier – the newspaper delivery truck. The Wall Street Journal reports that Chicago’s Tribune Publishing deputized newspaper carriers to make package deliveries along their routes for two weeks […]

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