NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index: Outlook Remains Positive Though Cost Pressures Persist
The latest NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index shows respondents continue to expect improvement across several key commercial real estate (CRE) indicators, but optimism has moderated as ongoing cost pressures and uncertainty weigh on development feasibility and near-term decision-making, according to the report. Published by the NAIOP Research Foundation, the Index is designed to predict general conditions in the CRE industry over the next 12 months by surveying industry…
AbbVie Selects North Carolina for New $1.4 Billion Manufacturing Campus
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced a $1.4 billion investment to build a 185-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Durham, North Carolina. The state-of-the-art campus will integrate advanced manufacturing and laboratory technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) to support the production of AbbVie’s immunology, neuroscience and oncology medicines. This is AbbVie’s first major investment in North Carolina. The AbbVie…
Richard Alsop, Jr., FAIA: What I Learned about Life Balance from the Oldest Person I Ever Met
What I learned about life balance from the oldest person I ever met. On Friday, March 27, I spent the day with the oldest person I have ever known, my dad, celebrating his 101st birthday. Raised during the Depression, he enlisted in the US Navy in June 1942 at just over 17, the same age…
CarolinaPower’s Becca Holleran, Assistant Project Manager, Reflects on Career in Construction
Becca Holleran is an assistant project manager with leading regional electrical contractor, CarolinaPower, in Columbia, South Carolina. Becca moved into project management from field administration, bringing a strong understanding of onsite operations, documentation control, and team coordination. In a short interview during Women in Construction month (March), Becca discussed her career path history, what she enjoys…
With War Raging and Oil Surging, What is the Economic Outlook?
With a war raging in the Middle East, trade wars at play elsewhere, crude oil prices rising above $100 a barrel, the White House threatening a Cuba takeover and U.S. saber rattling directed toward Greenland, economic policy uncertainty is peaking and major investment decisions are being put on hold. Is there anything meaningful that we…
The Skilled Trades Moment: Why This Is an Opportunity We Should Lean Into
BlackRock’s recent $100 million investment in skilled trades training is more than a philanthropic announcement. It is a clear signal about where the U.S. economy is headed—and what it will take to sustain growth over the next decade. At a time when headlines are dominated by artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and massive infrastructure spending, BlackRock’s…
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 Market Rebounds: Stronger Demand Signals Stabilizing Logistics Sector Heading into 2026
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…
Are Living Shorelines Overused, Underused, or Just Misunderstood?
Living shorelines have become a familiar phrase in coastal work. If you attend conferences, work near the water, or talk with clients worried about erosion, you’ve probably heard the term more times than you can count. And for good reason. In the Carolinas, we see shorelines shift in real time, and everyone is looking for…
How Construction Leaders Can Build Cross-Generational Trust (and Keep Projects on Track)
In construction, trust isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s the difference between a project that moves forward and one that stalls under miscommunication, missed handoffs, and finger-pointing. What’s causing those miscommunications? One big factor is the sheer number of different generations in the modern workforce—in fact, today’s jobsites are more generationally diverse than ever. Veteran…
