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Construction

Building Predictable Outcomes in Manufacturing Construction

  • September 25, 2025
Manufacturing facility construction is undergoing rapid evolution. As commercial real estate executives seek to align with manufacturers' unique facility needs, understanding key construction trends and best practices is essential for project success. Predictability in cost, scope and schedule remains paramount for manufacturers, and achieving it requires a strategic approach built on early project definition, collaborative team integration and selecting the right project delivery method.
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Gina Raimondo

Betting on American Competitiveness in a Shifting Global Economy

  • June 9, 2025
At NAIOP’s I.CON East conference last week in New Jersey, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo delivered a candid assessment of the U.S. economy: strong at its core but held back by what she called “self-inflicted wounds.” Despite global leadership in innovation and artificial intelligence, and a resilient tech sector, she warned that uncertainty, policy inconsistency, and trade disruptions are clouding near-term growth.
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U.S. tariffs

2025 U.S. Tariffs: What Industrial CRE Needs to Know

  • June 5, 2025
With trade policy once again taking center stage in the U.S., industrial real estate leaders are watching closely to understand how sweeping tariff changes could reshape supply chains, manufacturing and market demand. Newmark’s Lisa DeNight, managing director for national industrial research,​ and Charlie Smith, managing director for geopolitical strategy​, discussed the implications and shared their predictions at NAIOP’s I.CON East this week in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Aerospace manufacturing

Aerospace and Defense Industries Bring New Demand to Industrial Property Market

  • June 3, 2025
Across the United States, a manufacturing renaissance is underway. Kick-started by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and a post-pandemic focus on supply chain resilience, the resurgence has spurred new demand for industrial facilities. Most recently, demand has begun to shift from the electric vehicle and clean energy sectors to the aerospace and defense sectors receiving stepped-up U.S. Dept. of Defense funding.
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Mark Zandi

Zandi: Tariffs, Turbulence and a Tenuous Outlook for the U.S. Economy

  • May 16, 2025
“In 35 years as an economist, I’ve only seen uncertainty like this twice before: during the global financial crisis and in the middle of the pandemic,” said Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi, addressing a full room at this week’s NAIOP National Forums Symposium in New Orleans. “These are highly uncertain times.”
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Power

Navigating Current Power Challenges and Future Demands

  • March 28, 2025
It’s an exciting time in the commercial real estate industry with overall data center growth showing a greater demand for power capacity, crypto, mining and automation, according to David Hickey, global managing director with Hickey & Associates. Hickey moderated a panel on the critical need for power in industrial development at NAIOP’s I.CON West conference this week in Los Angeles.
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U.S. manufacturing

Mapping the North American Manufacturing Landscape: Key Destinations and Decision Routes

  • March 28, 2025
Roughly 10-12% of the U.S. GDP is tied directly to manufacturing. Moreover, by looking at the tracking of occupier statistics and leasing metrics from all the commercial real estate firms on a quarter-to-quarter average, between 10-15% of leasing activity in the market is tied directly to manufacturing. Bottom line: All industries must consider manufacturing as they explore new ways to diversify their supply chains throughout North America.
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Cold storage facility

The Cold Storage Buzz

  • March 28, 2025
Cold storage could be a tempting hot spot for hungry CRE investors, agreed panelists at I.CON West this week in Los Angeles. When end-users need refrigerated or frozen space or are priced out of a new ground-up development, they often turn to leasing existing industrial buildings. However, existing industrial buildings come with their own challenges, not the least of which is being able to match the existing usage of the building to the specificity that an end user requires.
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