Untethered Work: What’s Driving Office Change

February 22, 2022

Almost every day, another news article pops up about how the workplace is changing. While this isn’t a fresh topic, said Phil Mobley, director of US occupier research with Avison Young in a NAIOP webinar this week, discussion increased with the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. On the bright side, office talk has […]

Key Races and Predictions for the 2022 Midterms and Beyond

February 2, 2022

Five primary factors will shape this November’s midterm elections. Each has varying degrees of importance, but all solidly affect President Joe Biden’s approval ratings, which influences how people will vote, said Larry Sabato, Ph.D., political prognosticator, professor of politics at the University of Virginia, and founder and director of the University of Virginia Center for […]

Driverless Delivery Trucks Coming to a Road Near You

December 9, 2021

On a seven-mile stretch of Arkansas roads this fall, retail giant and tech innovator Walmart began testing a new type of delivery truck: autonomous vehicles running a loop route that requires the truck to navigate intersections, obey traffic lights and merge on dense roadways. Notably missing? A driver. These trucks are the first ever on […]

Secrets to Success for Environmental and Entitlement Approvals

November 12, 2021

“As I was preparing for this session, I thought we should rename it away from an entitlement-focus and instead call it, ‘So You Wanna Be a Developer? What The Heck Are You Thinking?’” said Jeff Milanaik, partner, northeast region, Bridge Industrial, and moderator of a session on entitlement and environmental headwinds at I.CON East this […]

Cold, Close and Complex: Making Smart Decisions in Cold Storage Development

November 11, 2021

With demand for cold storage expanding, so too is the need for these warehouses to be smaller, closer and colder. A panel of cold storage experts led a discussion the critical factors to consider when developing speculative cold storage buildings, closing out day one of I.CON East, held this week in Jersey City, New Jersey. […]

Supply Chain, Rising Rents and Cost of Materials: What’s Next for Industrial Real Estate

November 11, 2021

Four industrial real estate experts took the stage in the opening keynote session of I.CON East, held this week in Jersey City, New Jersey. “If there was ever a group of leaders who are doing the deals, deploying the capital, and developing in billions of square feet and dollars, this is the group,” began session […]

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What’s Next for the Industrial Capital Markets?

September 1, 2021

Four capital markets experts joined in a round robin of Q&A in the closing session of NAIOP’s I.CON West this week in Long Beach, California. Led by Adam Pastor, managing director, Eastdil Secured, the speakers shared their thoughts on everything from transaction volume to emerging investors to pricing. Pastor was joined by Graydon Bouchillon, global […]

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The Acceleration of E-commerce and the Modern Supply Chain

September 1, 2021

The term “supply chain” was coined on June 4, 1982, when the Financial Times published an article that used it as a replacement for “production and inventory management.” Now a permanent part of our lexicon, looking back at just how the supply chain has grown and changed over four decades is how a panel of […]

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Four Challenges in Industrial Real Estate Today

August 31, 2021

A panel of experts took on the biggest challenges in industrial real estate in the closing panel of the first day of I.CON West 2021, held this week in Long Beach, California. From supply chain stressors to volatile pricing to labor shortages and building design, the issues seem bigger than ever for commercial real estate’s […]

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Leading with Transformative Influence

August 31, 2021

“I cut my teeth in the industrial real estate markets right here in Southern California during in the 1980s, and so being here today feels like being home,” opened Walt Rakowich, former CEO of Prologis, at NAIOP’s I.CON West 2021 conference, held this week in Long Beach, California. “Ten years ago, I spoke at this […]

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Kathryn Hamilton, CAE