09
Jun
2022
Economic Drivers That Will Define the Post-pandemic World
Posted On June 9, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

What can we learn from the past to better understand the possibilities of the future? Global economist Dambisa Moyo, Ph.D., told attendees at NAIOP’s I.CON East: The Industrial Conference this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, that there are several geopolitical trends impacting the world’s economy […]

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28
Sep
2021
The Future of Goods Distribution and the Supply Chain
Posted On September 28, 2021  By Trey Barrineau  And has 2 Comments

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain problems have become pervasive. In fact, things are getting so bad that many fear they could imperil the all-important holiday shopping season this year. “My wife came up to me and said, ‘We have to start Christmas […]

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25
Jun
2020
Navigating Business Challenges and Opportunities in Turbulent Markets
Posted On June 25, 2020  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

The novel coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout surrounding it have gripped the world’s attention for most of 2020. However, Harry Broadman, Ph.D., of the Berkeley Research Group and Johns Hopkins University told attendees at NAIOP’s I.CON Virtual 2020 that they should also keep a close […]

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10
Mar
2020
Taking the Pulse of Commercial Real Estate in the Face of a Coronavirus Outbreak
Posted On March 10, 2020  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has 3 Comments

The spread of the novel coronavirus across the globe and its arrival in the U.S. and Canada have prompted analysts to assess the disease’s potential impact on the North American economy and commercial real estate industry. Much remains uncertain about the new disease, including its incubation […]

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16
Oct
2018
Powering the Global Economy
Posted On October 16, 2018  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

Let’s start with the good news on the economy, from CRE.Converge 2018 keynote Diane Swonk, Chief Economist and Managing Director, Grant Thornton: “Compared to where we’ve been, the outlook for the U.S. economy is really great!” We’ve come a long way from the thick of the […]

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16
Aug
2018
AI and the Return of Great Power Competition
Posted On August 16, 2018  By Reva Goujon  And has No Comment

Artificial intelligence – a catch-all term that encompasses neural networks, machine learning and deep-learning technologies – has the potential to fundamentally transform civilian and military life in the coming decades. Willingly or not, even the deepest skeptics are feeding the AI force nearly every minute of […]

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21
Dec
2017
How Long Will This Run Last?
Posted On December 21, 2017  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

“There’s not much to report on [related to the economy]. Everything is pretty stable!” joked Anirban Basu, chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group and one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s leading economic consultants, to a packed breakfast meeting of the NAIOP DC | MD chapter on […]

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09
Jun
2017
Macro Trends in the Economy, Exports and E-commerce
Posted On June 9, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

At I.CON: Trends and Forecasts this week, Walter Kemmsies, managing director, economist and chief strategist for JLL’s Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure Group, discussed three key trends shaping the economy and what these trends mean for the commercial real estate industry. “Another name for my keynote […]

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01
Jul
2016
The Immediate Brexit Fallout for U.S. CRE
Posted On July 1, 2016  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

While polls leading up to last Thursday’s U.K. EU referendum were close, the “leave” outcome caught many people – and global markets – by surprise. Many U.S. and foreign investors and developers are left wondering what strategy to take going forward and what, specifically, this could […]

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10
Jun
2016
Foreign Investment Outlooks are Shaping Re-shoring
Posted On June 10, 2016  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 1 Comment

Are the trends behind reshoring creating meaningful change in the global landscape? At I.CON: Trends and Forecasts, panelists Diane Gray, president and CEO of Centreport Canada; Jeff Howell, president of Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America (a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America); and […]

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