After a turbulent start to 2025, the U.S. industrial real estate market regained momentum in the second half of the year, signaling that businesses are beginning to adjust to shifting economic conditions and policy uncertainty. New projections from the NAIOP Industrial Space Demand Forecast suggest the sector is entering a period of stabilization, with demand…
Business
CarolinaPower Breaks Ground on New HQ and Regional Office
CarolinaPower recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for what will be their new headquarters and Upstate regional office. Leaders from Brasfield & Gorrie (GC), MCA Architecture, Fontaine Construction, and EnviroSouth joined CarolinaPower executives and employees from across the state for the celebration. “Today’s groundbreaking was an incredible milestone in our history, marking the beginning of a new…
McMillan Pazdan Smith Acquires MCA Architecture, Expanding its Industrial Practice
McMillan Pazdan Smith (MPS) recently announced its acquisition of MCA Architecture (MCA) of Greenville, SC. This partnership deepens and expands MPS’ industrial practice which designs and plans advanced and technical manufacturing environments, associated corporate offices and commercial campus amenities, and distribution developments across the Eastern United States. “The partnership between McMillan Pazdan Smith and MCA brings together two…
The Home Depot Foundation Helps Revitalize “Shop Class” with Nationwide Grants
As the skilled trades industry faces a massive retirement cliff over the next decade, The Home Depot Foundation is providing funding to help schools and skilled trades training organizations make the physical improvements they need to attract and retain the next generation of skilled tradespeople. The Foundation is now accepting applications for Path to Pro Education…
ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 63,000 Jobs in February; Annual Pay was Up 4.5%
Private sector employment increased by 63,000 jobs in February and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according to the February ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”). The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market based on the anonymized weekly…
Markets
Bringing an Owner’s Perspective to Food Facility Design and Construction
For more than a decade, I worked side-by-side with the leadership team at A M King, tackling large-scale projects for a global food industry client. These complex, high-stakes operations demanded expertise in site selection, growth planning, and balancing timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements — all critical elements of successful food facility design and construction. What…
Industrial Demand Strengthening in 2026 According to NAOIP
The NAIOP Research Foundation’s latest Industrial Space Demand Forecast projects steady improvement in U.S. industrial real estate fundamentals as economic conditions stabilize and occupiers regain confidence following a turbulent 2025. Greater clarity around interest rates and reduced concerns about the effects of tariff policy have helped improve the outlook for 2026, according to the report. While political…
Cushman & Wakefield Launches Commercial Real Estate’s First Model Designed to Quantify AI Momentum Across the Built Environment
Landmark research tool, AI Impact Barometer, by Cushman & Wakefield, offers a data-driven view of where AI is creating demand, risk and opportunity across property markets Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) today announced the launch of its AI Impact Barometer, by Cushman & Wakefield, a trailblazing data-driven tool designed to help investors, occupiers and developers…
Construction Group Launches Campaign To Push For New Highway And Transit Funding To Preserve Economic Growth In Communities Across The Country
The Associated General Contractors of America is launching a nationwide campaign to push for new federal highway and transit funding to preserve economic growth in communities across the country, association officials announced today. The campaign, called America’s Moving Forward, launches as a new association analysis of federal employment data found that most major metro areas in the country…







