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Member Spotlight: Dan Melvin

By ldacres.naiopclt | June 26, 2025 | Comments Off on Member Spotlight: Dan Melvin

  Professional Background Current Role & Company: What is your current position, and what does your company specialize in? A: Principal Engineer and Founder of Melvin Engineering. The firm is a boutique civil engineering consultancy focused on providing thoughtful, well-executed site civil design for private development clients. Career Path: How did you get started in…

Aligning Retail Spaces with Evolving Expectations of a New Generation

By tevinb | June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on Aligning Retail Spaces with Evolving Expectations of a New Generation

By Christina Faley, WELL AP, IIDA | June 25, 2025 Despite the year-over-year growth of the retail sector for the period of 2022-2024, brick-and-mortar investors, developers and landlords must navigate shifting consumer behaviors, the continued rise of e-commerce as well as waves of chain store closures. This complex set of continuously evolving challenges sparks questions…

Commerce Secretary Reflects on Economic Leadership and U.S. Competitiveness

By tevinb | June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on Commerce Secretary Reflects on Economic Leadership and U.S. Competitiveness

By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE | June 9, 2025 Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo shared insights on economic policy, trade and American competitiveness in a candid conversation at NAIOP’s I.CON East last week in New Jersey, touching on both her personal journey and the broader challenges facing the U.S. economy. Raimondo, who made history…

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

By tevinb | June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on 2025 U.S. Tariffs: What Industrial CRE Needs to Know

By Eric Schmutz | 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…

People-first Design: The Future of Industrial Real Estate

By tevinb | June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on People-first Design: The Future of Industrial Real Estate

By Natalie Fidlow, CFA | June 5, 2025 The common thread among the top three industrial design trends of today is a people-focused approach. At the I.CON East conference in Jersey City, New Jersey this week, Eric Booth, AIA, president at Desmone; Bradley Frankhouser, regional vice president at Desmone; and Scott Wolkowitz, partner at The…

East Coast Ports Expand Amid Global Trade Shifts and Supply Chain Realignment

By tevinb | June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on East Coast Ports Expand Amid Global Trade Shifts and Supply Chain Realignment

By Kathryn Hamilton | June 5, 2025 As global trade routes evolve and supply chains adapt to new realities, East Coast ports are stepping into a more prominent role. At NAIOP’s I.CON East conference this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, logistics and port experts outlined how infrastructure investments, intermodal connectivity, and changing sourcing strategies…

Sharing Facts to Improve Outcomes

By katemcneill | June 25, 2025 | Comments Off on Sharing Facts to Improve Outcomes

This week Theresa Burnett, REBIC board member representing NAIOP, shares these facts and figures:   Combined, commercial, residential institutional and infrastructure development and operations of existing commercial buildings contributed $7.9 trillion to the U.S. economy and supported 40.8 million jobs in 2024. For the full report, visit naiop.org/contributions2025.    Download Report   National Snapshot New…

State Governments Face Budget Uncertainties

By tevinb | June 18, 2025 | Comments Off on State Governments Face Budget Uncertainties

By Toby Burke | June 18, 2025 State governments are required to maintain balanced budgets that ensure revenues equal expenditures. Any budgetary shortfall requires lawmakers to make calculated decisions to either reduce government services or generate additional revenue through tax and fee increases. There is growing uncertainty within the states of projected state revenues as…

ACTION REQUIRED: Property Rights Under Threat – Contact Your Rep TODAY!

By katemcneill | June 16, 2025 | Comments Off on ACTION REQUIRED: Property Rights Under Threat – Contact Your Rep TODAY!

We need the voice of all NAIOP members If you or your client’s property rights have been stripped away by the arbitrary actions of local governments, you need to pay attention to this message!   Senate Bill 205 (formerly known as House Bill 765) passed out of the House Regulatory Reform Committee earlier this week…

Office Space Demand Rebounds Amid Economic Crosswinds 

By tevinb | June 16, 2025 | Comments Off on Office Space Demand Rebounds Amid Economic Crosswinds 

By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE | June 16, 2025 The U.S. office market is beginning to recover despite the broader economy presenting uncertain and mixed signals. Here’s a quick breakdown of the key takeaways from the latest Office Space Demand Forecast (download the full report) released by the NAIOP Research Foundation. The U.S. office market is…

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