Steve Doak, Senior Estimator, Hoar Construction (Q4 2019)
Although sitework is expensive, most of the expense can be planned and accounted for if your contractor is on board early in the construction process.More
Donald F. Smith, Jr., RIDC of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Q2 2019)
Understanding a community’s dynamics and getting its leaders and residents invested in a company’s location plans will lead to a successful project and long-term benefits for all.More
Stephanie L. Yarbrough, Womble Bond Dickinson (Q2 2019)
Stephanie Yarbrough, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson, spoke with Area Development following her presentation on qualified opportunity zones and stimulating investment in low-income communities at our Miami Consultants Forum.More
With the rise in natural disasters over the past few years and as climate change continues to be a challenge, natural disaster resiliency is top of mind for commercial property executives.More
Mary Stepnick, AIA, PMP, SSOE and Todd Alsdorf , SSOE (Q4 2018)
When design/construction teams and owners work together as a cohesive unit, the results include lower costs, higher efficiency, and a smoother workflow. More
John Wharton, Director of Quality, Gresham, Smith and Partners (Q4 2018)
It’s important that clients new to working with an A/E firm understand their standard business processes in order to achieve a successful capital project.More
Alexandra Segers, International Senior Account Executive and Program Manager, SSOE Group (Q2 2018)
By carefully examining site conditions/logistics, environmental regulations/risk, as well as the area surrounding the chosen site, companies can avoid delays and cost overruns.More
Donald F. Smith, Jr., RIDC of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Q4 2017)
Companies should look to their landlords or developers of their facilities for several attributes, key among them being reliability, flexibility, and a sense of partnership.More
Bill Luttrell, Director of Corporate Real Estate, Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Q4 2017)
For manufacturing and distribution…it’s logistics, logistics, logistics, which is revolutionizing the supply chain — including the location decision process.More
Howard Ecker, President & CEO, Howard Ecker + Company (Q3 2017)
It’s time for CFOs to act to protect themselves from brokers who are working both ends of a real estate deal by securing a “No Conflict Assurance Statement” from their agents. More
David Hardy, Preconstruction Facilities Manager, O'Neal and Brian Gallagher, Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor Southern (Q2 2017)
Using building information modeling (BIM) during pre-construction planning now leads to lower risk and improved predictability during the actual construction phase of a facility.More
Josh Bays, Principal, Site Selection Group, LLC (Q1 2017)
A new administration in Washington, escalating wages, and a dwindling supply of industrial real estate are just some of the trends that may cause companies to take a wait-and-see approach to capital investment.More
Brian Corde, Managing Partner, Atlas Insight (Directory 2017)
Companies have been following the millennial talent pipeline to the urban locales this population cohort prefers, but as this group ages their lifestyle preferences — and your company’s location choices — may change.More
Michael McCormick, President & CEO, McCormick Construction (Q3 2016)
Although there are some challenges to adaptive reuse and infill projects, they can help to develop creative office space in historic, vibrant metro areas, while boosting ROI and environmental sustainability, and catering to the local community and talent pool.More
Walter Kemmsies, Ph.D., Managing Director, Economist and Chief Strategist, U.S. Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure Group, JLL and Ali Rezvani, Moffatt & Nichol’s Commercial Services Group (Q3 2016)
Growing Intermodal volumes are promoting investments by port authorities in inland ports and by railroads in logistics centers.More
Powerful data and analytics platforms offer powerful opportunities to mine business intelligence from corporate real estate (CRE) data. Yet, to make it all work, you've got to have the tech talent to build, populate and optimize those platforms. With the lure of smarter CRE portfolio management, better energy efficiency, and more productive employees, CRE leaders are actively recruiting data scientists who can fire up data-informed decision-making.More
Erik Jaspers, Product Strategy & Innovation, Planon (Directory 2016)
BIM can deliver tangible value and enable efficiencies for facility managers, but it’s a process that should be well planned and prioritized, with an eye for the challenges that lie ahead.More
John Morris, SIOR, Industrial Services Lead for the Americas, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. and Ben Conwell, Senior Managing Director and Practice Leader, eCommerce Advisory Group , Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. (Q3 2015)
The emerging information and services market is game-changer for the industrial land market.More
Marv Pearlstein, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP and Peter Duchesneau, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Q3 2015)
Those acquiring industrial properties need to assess their environmental risks early on and put in place plans for remediation of any problems that surface.More
Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Q2 2015)
Corporate site selectors, economic developers, real estate professionals, and regulators need to understand the relationship between environmental sustainability and industrial location decisions.More
Headquarters location decisions present companies an opportunity to realign the corporate “home base” with current strategic and operational objectives. They also can be a catalyst for management to facilitate change and move an organization forward based on their vision for the future.More
John Portman, IV, Chief Operating Officer, Portman Holdings (Q1 2015)
As companies compete to attract the best talent possible, locating in a redeveloped building — with its character, charm, and amenities — is becoming a key part of recruitment and retention strategies. More
Dan Levine, Practice Leader, Location Strategies and Economic Development, Oxford Economics, Inc. (Q1 2015)
Replacing aging plant and equipment will lead to acceleration in capital expenditure and, in turn, an increasing level of manufacturing relocation projects.More
Bill Luttrell, Director of Corporate Real Estate, Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Intermodal Sites 2015)
Selecting the optimum site location is now possible and will eventually become easier with advancements in data and technology. Those that truly optimize their location footprint and overall supply chain and embrace forward planning will be the winners.More
Locating near an airport presents a business with many opportunities for growth, but be sure to know what risks airports face and how they are planning to address them before aligning your company’s fate to theirs.More
Lawrence Moretti, Principal, LFM Corporate Location Solutions (Directory 2015)
Those charged with making the location decision look to satisfy the company’s long-term goals, while achieving a return on the investment and minimizing risk.More
Steve Jaffe, Chief Investment Officer and Principal, BH Properties (Directory 2015)
With increased demand for industrial space in primary markets, expanding or relocating business may find that secondary markets can meet prospective needs while offering financial benefits over core MSAs.More
Technology has had a major influence on facilities in recent years — affecting everything from where a company needs to locate, to building infrastructure, to space requirements. It has also changed the job description for facility managers, professionals increasingly in short supply. More
Costs issues alone rarely drive a headquarters location decision; they are generally characterized by strategic objectives and a focus on improving performance.More
Stephen F. Graw, Sperry Van Ness/Nashville (Q3 2014)
Following these steps will help to ensure you get the best deal on your office renewal lease and offer peace of mind that you have done the research, understand your options, and selected the deal that’s best for your company.More
Business shifts are often unimaginable to the tenant at the beginning of a lease term, but planning for them is as important as negotiating any other element in the agreement.
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Todd Bixby, Partner; Tax Technology Practice Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Michael W. Burak, US & Global Industrial Products Tax Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Q1 2014)
A tax technology strategy will enable a company to align with the company’s business priorities, tax function strategy, and enterprise technology investments.More