05
Aug
2020
The Latest on Stimulus Legislation
Posted On August 5, 2020  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

You could be forgiven for thinking that Congress would have passed an additional economic stimulus bill by now. After all, supplemental unemployment benefits have expired, there are days left before the applications by businesses for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are no longer accepted, and Senate […]

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23
Jun
2020
Industrial to Emerge Even Stronger Post-pandemic
Posted On June 23, 2020  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

At I.CON Virtual 2020 this week, Spencer Levy, Chairman of Americas Research and Senior Economic Advisor, CBRE, presented a high-level look at macroeconomic trends in the U.S. economy and how he sees the industrial asset class emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.  “The questions I keep hearing […]

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22
May
2020
Stimulus, Safety and Shifts
Posted On May 22, 2020  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin Gives his Take on the U.S. Economy and the Government’s Unparalleled Response The global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and caused disruptions of historic proportions. “We’re facing a very different crisis than the one in 2008, which was essentially […]

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08
May
2020
Economist: Americans Don’t Hide in Their Houses for Very Long
Posted On May 8, 2020  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

The coronavirus pandemic has challenged American society on many levels, but according to economist Mark Dotzour, it has yet to reckon with an important aspect of the national character. “Americans do not tolerate deferred gratification,” Dotzour said during a recent webinar for NAIOP’s National Forums members. […]

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27
Jan
2020
Three Trends to Make Your Construction Projects Count in 2020
Posted On January 27, 2020  By Todd Burns  And has No Comment

The first half of 2019 unfolded positively for the construction industry. Construction volumes grew moderately, with 5% spending growth in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2018. However, a significant stratification emerged between public and private spending growth. Compared to […]

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12
Sep
2019
The Evolving Nature of Industrial Demand
Posted On September 12, 2019  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

In his keynote address at I.CON East 2019, Joshua Harris, vice president of strategy at Skanska USA Commercial Development, provided insight into the state of the economy and key trends affecting the industrial real estate market. After noting that NAIOP has played an important role in […]

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19
Jun
2019
Development Magazine Summer Preview: The Big-Data Era Arrives
Posted On June 19, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The digital revolution is shifting how we relate to each other and the world. As with other revolutions, rigid hierarchies give way to the power of the networked individual. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and Wharton professor, recently observed that a teenager with a cellphone can […]

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03
Apr
2019
To Protect Free Trade, U.S. Needs USMCA
Posted On April 3, 2019  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

When it comes to interest rates and tax rates, you can’t go lower than zero. The same thing is true of free trade. When there are no tariffs, it’s impossible to lower tariffs any further. Still, if you want to maintain the benefits of free trade, […]

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09
Mar
2017
It’s All About the (Industrial) Fundamentals
Posted On March 9, 2017  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

Two leading industrial practitioners took to the stage at I.CON: Impact Projects to share their outlooks for industrial real estate. Jim Clewlow, chief investment officer for CenterPoint Properties, and Diane Gray, president and CEO, Centreport Canada Inc., talked demographics, growth trends, investment strategies and more with […]

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08
Mar
2017
It’s a Small World with Big Economic Challenges
Posted On March 8, 2017  By Kathryn Hamilton  And has No Comment

“A good economist should tell you what could go wrong,” started K.C. Conway, SunTrust Banks, to industrial commercial real estate’s leaders at I.CON: Impact Projects. On the top of his list? The Fed and monetary policy, security and terrorism, of course, but also millennials’ slow entry […]

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