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Industrial West

Power, AI and Risk: What’s Next for Industrial Real Estate in the West

  • March 4, 2026
Industrial real estate across the Western U.S. is entering a new phase shaped by technology, infrastructure constraints and evolving supply chain strategies. While the sector remains fundamentally strong, the drivers of demand – and the challenges of delivering new space – are shifting.
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Tour

Rickenbacker Rising: Central Ohio’s Industrial Powerhouse 

  • November 3, 2025
In the heart of Central Ohio, the Rickenbacker submarket has cemented the region as a top-tier destination for industrial investment, logistics innovation and global connectivity. At NAIOP’s I.CON Central conference this week in Columbus, Ohio, attendees explored major projects in the area, which is Ohio’s largest submarket and home to 25% of Columbus’ industrial stock.
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Port of Los Angeles

Tariffs Disrupt Supply Chains and the Outlook for Industrial Real Estate

  • April 21, 2025
The Trump administration’s tariff policy has unfolded rapidly and continues to evolve. Although the highest tariff rates on most U.S. trading partners have been paused for 90 days to allow time for trade negotiations, a flat 10% tariff remains in effect on most goods, and additional tariffs are expected on electronics, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. When combined with previously announced tariffs on steel and aluminum, and the 145% tariff on most goods from China, the average effective tariff rate is the highest in more than a century. The dollar has declined in response to the tariff announcements, further increasing the effective cost of imported goods.
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Reverse logistics

Recapturing Value with Hybrid Reverse Logistics Facilities

  • March 28, 2025
If we were to rebuild our supply chain network, how would we rebuild it, knowing what we know now about returns? How would we rebuild a network if we could start over today knowing that backwards flows were going to be as important as forward flows? Chad Autry, Ph.D., Myers Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, shared some key design principles for a reverse logistics network.
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Industrial capital markets

An Industrial Capital Markets Deep Dive

  • March 27, 2025
At I.CON West this week in Los Angeles, panelists discussed critical questions and the external forces that could shape the industrial capital markets in the next 12-24 months. Mike Kendall, vice chair, investment services, Colliers, moderated a panel that included Jeremy Giles, managing partner, Constellation Real Estate Partners; Darren Kenney, head of capital deployment, West region, Prologis; and Brent Steele, chief investment officer, Logistics Property Company.
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Global trade logistics

Nearshoring and Onshoring: Opportunities, Challenges and Globalization’s Impact

  • November 25, 2024
Supply chain dynamics, increased demand for “just-in-case” products, and a shift in where goods are assembled are three key drivers in a movement toward growing the manufacturing sector closer to home. NAIOP hosted an executive summit this month in Scottsdale, Arizona, to explore challenges and opportunities, and to hear from the developers, end users and experts who are influencing the trend and shaping the future.
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U.S.-Mexico trade

Crossing Borders: How Politics and Globalization are Impacting North American Trade

  • November 14, 2024
At NAIOP’s Nearshoring/Onshoring Summit this week in Scottsdale, Arizona, keynote Shannon O’Neil explored globalization myths, trends in global trade, manufacturing in China and Mexico, and more. O'Neil is the vice president, deputy director of studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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supply chain

Labor, Automation and the New Path of the Supply Chain

  • June 7, 2024
In an era marked by unprecedented disruptions and rapid technological advancements, J.C. Renshaw, head of supply chain consulting – North America, Savills North America, presented key challenges, emerging trends, and his predictions for what lies ahead at the I.CON East conference this week in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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