Last Word
Last Word: Don’t Lose by Winning
Benton Blaine, Managing Director, Total Workplace and Consulting, Cushman & Wakefield (Q1 2026)
As site scarcity shifts corporate decisions from parcels to people, execution—not assets—is becoming the real differentiator. More
Last Word: Smart Executives Are Paying Attention to Rural Opportunity Zones
Kate Crowley, Principal, CapCivic (Q4 2025)
The permanent extension of Opportunity Zones under the 2025 OBBBA creates a rare opening for business leaders to shape where federal investment flows — and rural America may hold the strongest opportunities for long-term strategic growth. More
Last Word: Time for States to Shine
Charlie Smith, Geopolitical Strategy Consultant, (Q2 2025)
With federal action slowing and market forces accelerating, private firms are finding that the most effective policy responses—on issues like energy, housing, and workforce—are coming from state and local governments with the agility to act. More
Rebuilding the Industrial Base Requires a Commitment to Ecosystem Formation
Ken Biberaj, Executive Managing Director, Savills (Q2 2025)
A return to American manufacturing demands more than factories — it requires coordinated, community-wide ecosystem development More
All Roads Lead to Washington
Ken Biberaj, Executive Managing Director, Savills (Q1 2025)
We are at the dawn of America’s next Industrial Revolution, and it will be shaped in large part by the convergence of technological innovation, climate change and geopolitical pressures. More