22
Jan
2018
Labor, Productivity and Funding Top Construction Trends to Watch in 2018
Posted On January 22, 2018  By Todd Burns  And has 1 Comment

What changes will 2018 bring for the ever-evolving construction industry? If current trends are any indication, the new year holds the promise of continued growth, but 2018 should also bring the industry to its inflection point. The convergence of the deepening labor struggle, macroeconomic change and […]

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17
Jan
2018
Building for the Future
Posted On January 17, 2018  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

To succeed economically, the United States needs roads, ports, bridges and airports it can depend on. Our infrastructure supports everything we do. It’s central to not just commercial real estate, but to the entire economy. That’s why improving the country’s infrastructure is a priority issue for […]

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21
Jun
2017
Infrastructure Investment Can Pave the Way for Growth
Posted On June 21, 2017  By Rich Tucker  And has No Comment

America has earned a D+ for infrastructure conditions and needs after decades of underinvestment, according to the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The condition of infrastructure, ASCE says, “has a cascading impact on our nation’s economy, impacting business […]

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08
Jun
2017
Bigger, Better, Faster: The Port of Long Beach
Posted On June 8, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

The second-busiest port in the nation is actively preparing for the future of cargo movement around the world. At the I.CON: Trends and Forecasts conference this week in Long Beach, California, an on-boat tour of the Port of Long Beach provided an inside look at the […]

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13
Apr
2017
Key Legislative Issues for CRE in the New Administration
Posted On April 13, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

NAIOP’s second Advantage Series webinar took place this week, providing a legislative update to members on key priorities for the association and the industry in 2017: tax reform, infrastructure, and the availability of capital and credit. Aquiles Suarez, NAIOP’s vice president for government affairs, who led […]

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09
Mar
2017
It’s All About the (Industrial) Fundamentals
Posted On March 9, 2017  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  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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03
Jan
2017
Why Industrial Real Estate Is Poised to Break Records in 2017
Posted On January 3, 2017  By Craig S. Meyer  And has 6 Comments

It’s been a record-breaking year for the industrial real estate sector. Demand has continued to outpace supply, driving the sector’s vacancy rate down to 5.8 percent as of the end of the third quarter, according to the JLL Industrial Investment Outlook – Q3 2016. Landlords have […]

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07
Dec
2016
The Impact of the Election on NAIOP’s Public Policy Agenda
Posted On December 7, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 1 Comment

Last Tuesday, NAIOP’s Government Affairs staff held a post-election webinar for our chapter executive directors, presidents and government affairs committee chairs to discuss what we believed would be the impact of the 2016 elections on NAIOP’s public policy agenda and the commercial real estate industry. The […]

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19
Oct
2016
After the Election: Will Infrastructure be a Bipartisan Priority?
Posted On October 19, 2016  By Aquiles Suarez  And has 1 Comment

This November, after what some have called the nastiest presidential race in modern memory is decided, the idea that our elected officials will put bitterness aside and find policy areas where compromise is achievable may seem laughable. However, one area that many feel could be a […]

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20
Apr
2016
The P3 Opportunity/Challenge
Posted On April 20, 2016  By Jim Mulligan  And has No Comment

In the face of continued declining budgets at the federal, state, and local levels, combined with the increasing need to update and improve our aging and insufficient infrastructure, the growth of public-private partnerships (“P3s”) in the United States has significantly increased. While traditional public-private agreements are […]

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