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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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