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Unified advocacy

Building Influence: Winning Policy Fights Through Unified Advocacy

  • March 4, 2026
If you work in commercial real estate in California, you know that successful advocacy in this environment takes more than tracking legislation. It takes organized chapters and steady relationships that open doors when it matters. That was the clear throughline of a recent advocacy session at NAIOP’s I.CON West in Los Angeles.
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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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California Assembly Bill 98 and the Implications for Infill Development

  • March 28, 2025
Recent legislation in California expands design and siting requirements for logistics facilities and restricts truck routes to and from such facilities. A session at I.CON West this week in Los Angeles addressed the impact of this anti-warehouse legislation on industrial infill development in California . Audience members heard from several panelists about the requirements of the law and its effects on a number of areas ranging from design changes required in projects, impact on land values, implications for the entitlement and permit process, and the road ahead for advocacy efforts to make needed changes in the law.
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U.S.-China trade winds

Navigating Trade Winds: U.S.-China Tariffs and E-commerce

  • March 27, 2025
U.S. tariffs have been on the rise over the last several years, often targeting China and affecting global manufacturing with major implications for logistics. If tariffs continue to rise as expected, what will this shift mean for West Coast industrial real estate?  
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Western U.S. development - California

Western U.S. Industrial Market Outlook: What Lies Ahead?

  • March 27, 2025
Population migration continues to benefit industrial markets in the Sunbelt and Mountain West. What does this portend for the Western U.S. industrial market in terms of capital flow? What macroeconomic factors could impact this sector, and what other challenges and opportunities are on the horizon? All good questions, but the bywords of the moment are “wait and see.”
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Solar and battery storage in industrial

Industrial Solar and Battery Storage: Best Practices, Making Money and Avoiding Risk

  • March 27, 2025
In a session at I.CON West, Ryan McEvoy, principal and founder of GAIA, and a leader in sustainable real estate development, noted that 92% of all new energy throughout the world is produced by solar; in the U.S., that figure is 66%, with California leading the way. “California solar continues to grow year over year, and on average, utilities in California are run on batteries roughly two hours a day,” he said.
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Southern California industrial tour

SoCal’s Unique Approach to Industrial

  • March 27, 2025
There are over 2 billion square feet of industrial real estate in the greater Southern California area, with several aspects that are unique to this dense, almost exclusively infill market. At I.CON West this week, a tour allowed attendees to explore several notable industrial projects in the market, including a newly delivered data center, state-of-the-art trailer yard and the largest port-based EV charging depot in the country.
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Construction team workers

NAIOP Chair Kim Snyder Shares His Outlooks, Experiences

  • March 27, 2023
NAIOP's chair shares his thoughts on our industry, his goals this year as chair, why advocacy matters, and the value provided by NAIOP.
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