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Jun
2017
E-commerce, M-commerce and the Distribution Center of Tomorrow
Posted On June 12, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin  This quote shared by Gregory Healy, executive managing director, supply chain and logistics, Colliers International, is an apt way to sum up […]

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09
Jun
2017
Blockchain, Virtual Reality, IoT and Other Emerging Tech for CRE
Posted On June 9, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

At I.CON: Trends and Forecasts this week, Michael Beckerman, founder of the News Funnel, moderated a panel of CTOs and tech-focused leaders on what’s ahead for tech-enabled CRE. Brandon Garrett, AIA, Associate/Design Technology Leader at Dekker/Perich/Sabatini kicked off the session by sharing some of the tech-enabled […]

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09
Jun
2017
Exploring SoCal Infill Market Developments
Posted On June 9, 2017  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

Infill development is an integral and unavoidable part of the commercial real estate landscape in Southern California, where land is both scarce and expensive. At I.CON: Trends and Forecasts in Long Beach, California, a panel of experts explored three types of redevelopment: ground up, value-add and […]

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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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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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10
Jun
2016
Industrial Fundamentals Strong with Influx of Foreign Capital
Posted On June 10, 2016  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

The transactional volume in Q12016 has been light when compared with last year; will 2016 be as frothy as 2015? Experts took to the stage at I.CON: Trends and Forecasts, led by Mary Lang, senior vice president, Prologis, Inc., to share their views. “Activity in 2015 […]

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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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10
Jun
2016
Exponential Future of CRE
Posted On June 10, 2016  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

“The only constant is change, and the rate of change is increasing.” – Peter Diamandis, founder of X-Prize, best-selling author and accomplished entrepreneur. The speed of transformation related to technology is astonishing. Computers today are 138,000 times more powerful than they were in 1988, and nearly […]

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09
Jun
2016
The Last Mile: E-commerce’s Revolution
Posted On June 9, 2016  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 2 Comments

E-commerce: only the biggest disruption since … ever. Just look at what the headlines are saying: “In China, 2 million companies are in the e-commerce delivery game. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has officially become the world’s largest retail platform, with its total trading volume online (in […]

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09
Jun
2016
Real Estate Cycles: What’s Happening Today?
Posted On June 9, 2016  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Four key elements shape commercial real estate cycles: economy, customer demand, supply, capital flows and valuations. This, according to panelists at I.CON: Trends and Forecasts, helps the commercial real estate industry learn from the past and prepare for the future. Experience tells us that the four […]

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