14
Mar
2023
Labor Trends in the Powerhouse Logistics Empire
Posted On March 14, 2023  By Marie Ruff  And has No Comment

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.

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20
Jan
2023
Bringing Wellness to the Industrial Workplace
Posted On January 20, 2023  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

Wellness in the workplace – it’s a buzzy phrase we hear often in reference to office buildings, but when it comes to the industrial and manufacturing facilities that are ubiquitous to us, what kind of wellness features would we find inside?

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10
Jun
2022
Analyzing Capital Markets 
Posted On June 10, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

As the economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic, investors are closely analyzing conditions in the current environment, including rising inflation, geopolitics, increasing interest rates and other factors. At I.CON East: The Industrial Conference, several capital market experts dove into what’s happening now […]

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09
Jun
2022
Multistory Warehouses Come to the Bronx
Posted On June 9, 2022  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Land shortages, rapidly increasing e-commerce demand, and the need to be close to population centers are driving the shape of warehouses up instead of out. Two sites in the Bronx, New York, are making the most of the last mile by employing a multilevel design approach […]

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23
Mar
2022
Exploring California’s Cold Storage Climate
Posted On March 23, 2022  By Brielle Scott  And has No Comment

California is the biggest user of cold storage in the U.S., with over 16.5 million square feet of cold storage space according to the Los Angeles Times, and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have more than doubled their refrigerated container capacity in recent […]

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11
Nov
2021
Kearny Point: Flexible, Creative Workspace for the New Economy
Posted On November 11, 2021  By Marie Ruff  And has 1 Comment

“Lights, camera, action!” Not words many people think of when it comes to industrial real estate, except, as a project tour of Kearny Point during I.CON East in Jersey City, New Jersey, made clear, maybe they should. With many people dramatically increasing their time at home […]

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05
Jan
2021
Consumer Trends Plus New Technologies Create Alternate Uses for Vacant Properties
Posted On January 5, 2021  By Linda Strowbridge  And has 2 Comments

In “The Evolution of the Warehouse: Trends in Technology, Design, Development and Delivery,” authors Steve Weikal and James Robert Scott detail the industry advances, consumer trends and emerging technologies that are driving a rapidly growing sector. Although their work at the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab […]

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27
Jul
2020
Best Practices in Distribution and Warehouse Facilities Design
Posted On July 27, 2020  By Brielle Scott  And has 1 Comment

NAIOP has published a new 2020 edition of “Rules of Thumb for Distribution/Warehouse Facilities Design,” a 60-page e-book authored by Bryon Pinckert, former principal with HPA, Inc. Pinckert has drawn on his firm’s decades of industry experience to explain best-practice methods for planning and designing warehouse […]

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28
Oct
2019
Evolving Trends in Warehouse Technology and Design
Posted On October 28, 2019  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The growth of e-commerce has placed new demands on North American supply chains and is contributing to an ongoing evolution in industrial real estate. As Mike McCrary, managing director with JLL, noted in his opening comments at “Inside the Box: Industrial Tenant Technology,” a panel discussion […]

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20
Jun
2019
Creative Flex Industrial Grows in Hawthorne, California
Posted On June 20, 2019  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

What’s next in industrial flex? A dozen I.CON West attendees had an up-close look at some innovative reuse of warehouse space in Hawthorne, an industrial city located about 15 minutes southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Greg Spencer, senior vice president at Terreno Realty Corporation, led the […]

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