Top 10 Industrial Insights from I.CON Cold Storage 2023

September 25, 2023

NAIOP’s industrial conferences are known for exceptional information from leading experts in addition to invaluable networking. Read on for key takeaways from I.CON Cold Storage 2023, NAIOP’s first cold storage conference.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Creatively Solving Complex Challenges

August 11, 2023

A career in commercial real estate presents ample opportunities for problem-solving and creative approaches to complex challenges – a natural fit for Sagar Rathie, managing director, commercial office/mixed-use, Crescent Communities, and recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Going the Distance in CRE

July 17, 2023

“Driven but balanced” is how one colleague describes Sal Perdomo, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, and with good reason. This former NCAA cross country and track athlete now represents and competes at USA Track and Field Championship meets across the U.S. as part of the Dukes Track Club. Perdomo’s drive and calculated risk-taking have served him well, both on the track and in his commercial real estate career.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Envisioning New Possibilities in CRE

July 11, 2023

When he was a college student, James Kline, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, knew that he wanted to pursue a career that would help people, but he wasn’t sure yet which direction that would take. As an intern, Kline saw how commercial real estate owners could benefit lives by providing quality housing at an affordable price. Now, Kline serves as senior director in the Orange County office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas.

A Data-driven Plan to Convert Empty Offices into Lively Residences

July 6, 2023

In a recent NAIOP webinar, Gensler Principal Steven Paynter, OAA, ARB, explored the firm’s data-driven process for analyzing underused office spaces and determining how to transform them into vibrant and livable residential buildings.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Championing Future Leaders

June 26, 2023

When he first joined NAIOP, Nicholas Kitaeff, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, was eager to connect with and learn from fellow professionals in commercial real estate. He found NAIOP membership to be a “transformational milestone” in his career advancement and soon discovered ways that he could invest his time and expertise to build up other young leaders in the industry. While his colleagues note his remarkable passion, strong leadership and deep commitment to successful real estate development, his contributions to the NAIOP Colorado mentoring program stand out as exceptional achievements.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Going the Extra Mile

June 20, 2023

Known by his commercial real estate colleagues as a driven professional with a high degree of initiative, Shawn Jaenson, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, is also known for exhibiting those characteristics in other areas of his life, from mentoring athletes to guiding aspirants to the elite special operations forces.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: Building Bridges in Commercial Real Estate

May 5, 2023

McKenzie Darr, a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, has a career goal of building bridges – metaphorical ones, that is, between public and private sectors – to advance communities.

Developing Leaders Spotlight: A Shining Example of Giving Back

April 28, 2023

There is no one path to commercial real estate development, but for Gregory Boler Jr., a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, his career journey started with a mechanical engineering degree at Georgia State University. JLL’s Project and Development Services (PDS) Group interviewed Boler as part of an effort to recruit diverse entry-level talent in technical majors from historical black colleges and universities. He was one of four students selected and began his career working for JLL’s PDS Group in Atlanta.

Labor Trends in the Powerhouse Logistics Empire

March 14, 2023

Experts dug into the data behind labor and workforce trends in California’s Inland Empire and the surrounding regions, one of the most competitive labor markets for distribution and manufacturing workers in the western U.S., during a session at NAIOP’s I.CON West in Long Beach, California. However, alternative markets like Phoenix and Las Vegas/Reno could provide valuable options outside of the Inland Empire, especially when considering total cost modeling.

Author:

Marie Ruff