Top Workforce Challenges of the Coming Decade
nteresting polling results from mid to large sized companies in various industries. Always important to load the deck by following the talent!
The Best States for Manufacturing Projects Right Now
No real surprises on this list. Drivers continue to be low taxes, great infrastructure, high quality of life and access to talent.
2026 North American Tech Hub Index
Interesting to see some relatively large position moves among the long-time stalwarts, and a few overall surprises as well! The real magic lies in finding the next great city for tech. Stay tuned.
Critical Refinancing Tests Loom
The commercial real estate debt market is entering a pivotal period, where 10-year loans issued in 2016 are facing maturity with valuations well below their original underwriting. More than $100 billion in CMBS loans are set to mature in 2026, with analysts expecting over half to miss their repayment deadlines. The wave of distressed debt…
Top Metro Areas for Life Sciences in the Southeast by Number of Projects
As the year closes, here are the top metros in the Southeast Region for Life Sciences projects. The overall region continues to gain on the old guard stalwarts in this category as corporations and employees both seek improved quality of life, lower costs and taxes and more temperate climate. No big surprises here, but a…
2025 Top State Business Climate Rankings
Now that the dust has settled on 2025, here are the top 25 states ranked for business climate. A few “surprises” made the list and some perennial front runners dropped a few spots. This is a pretty normal occurrence. 2026 will bring further changes and great opportunities to the corporate world! Happy New Year!
Values Plummet for Distressed Office Properties
Distressed U.S. office properties have lost more than half their value, threatening billions in losses for commercial mortgage investors, according to a CoStar analysis of 270 specially serviced loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities deals that have been reappraised in the past 12 months. The scale of distress, $19.2 billion in troubled debt backed by only…
Top 25 Lowest-Cost Manufacturing Locations in the US
Interesting rankings for domestic manufacturing locations! No big surprise that the Southeast & Midwest are leading the way as labor is the largest single cost component followed by utility costs. Great opportunities for re-shoring manufacturing operations for sure!
U.S. Logistics Tenants Vacate More Space Than They Take for First Time in 15 Years
For the first time in 15 years, U.S. logistics tenants have vacated more space than they moved into during a given quarter, a phenomenon that was driven by businesses slowing expansion plans over the past year in the face of deteriorating consumer confidence and uncertainty over global trade as well as new speculative build deliveries…
Office Loan Delinquencies Hit New High
While there has been strong recovery in the office market driven by RTO initiatives, damage has already been done. This issue is greatest/most concentrated in class “B” & “C” office assets where landlords haven’t invested in the assets enough to make them most desirable to prospective tenants. While these assets/owners will suffer during the next…