2025 Top Deals – North America

Great stuff here with the perennial front runners continuing to dominate, but even more interesting and telling are the micro-markets that are climbing the lists. A harbinger of things to come as savvy corporations continue to look for new labor and cost frontiers that beat other established markets for their criteria.

2025 Top Deals – International

Always interesting to see the largest, most impactful global projects! India is no surprise- a perennial favorite, but the African nations and other previous outliers are great to see as well as companies continue to strive for geographic diversification and seek out the most reasonably priced talent!

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…

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!