Every local government in the United States is required to operate under a balanced budget where incoming revenues equal outgoing expenditures. The National League of Cities has referred to these local budget as “political instrument(s)” that governs public policy priorities, funds government services and programs, sets spending limitations and establishes a level of transparency and accountability […]
The Delta variant of COVID-19 has continued to delay the return-to-work plans of many companies. Still, rising vaccination rates and declining case numbers have provided hope for many companies. Anyone worried about the future of office work can look at the continual investment of big tech into the industry to feel confident that offices are […]
How can organizations best position themselves to effectively respond to behavioral shifts and new generational needs? What changes to the workplace can create a culture of creativity and success? In a recent NAIOP webinar, Mark Bryan, Certified Futurist and director of innovation and research, M+A Architects, addressed these questions, sharing some of the generational shifts […]
Anyone who has been following the ongoing saga of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda in Congress is well aware of the deep divisions between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic party on key elements of that agenda. Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives have been holding up a vote on the $1.2 […]
It is critical to understand the key factors and takeaways that will shift life as we know it today, so the build environment can appropriately adapt and respond to life post-pandemic. In a recent NAIOP webinar, Mark Bryan, Certified Futurist and director of innovation and research, M+A Architects, shared some key ways to best position […]
Even by Washington’s standards, the level of political theater surrounding President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda on infrastructure, climate and expansion of government social spending programs has been extraordinary. The same can be said about the ongoing debate over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, with even more serious implications for the global economy if Congress fails […]
When it opened between 2002 and 2004, Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works was lauded as a retail destination that would revitalize the former brownfield site of the historic J&L Steel Works. It was at the forefront of the live-work-play movement. But by early 2020, the retail space was just 7% leased, although it had solid anchors, including […]
Commercial real estate and construction have been notoriously slow to adopt new technologies. But digital transformation is coming to the industry. At CRE Converge 2021 in Miami Beach, experts discussed how several new technologies are affecting developers, builders, and owners: Reality capture technologies allow you to see and/or record what’s happening at a job site, whether […]
