The importance of being mentored: A conversation with Goldie Wolfe Miller
By Jason West, SIOR President of the Chicago Chapter of SIOR and Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield When she began her career more than 40 years ago, Goldie Wolfe Miller was one of...
View ArticleAvison Young report filled with good industrial news
by Dan Rafter Record-low vacancies mean that industrial markets will continue to thrive throughout 2017, whether there’s uncertainty in the White House, blips in the stock market or unrest overseas....
View ArticleBreaking into Louisville: Ecommerce fuels Browning’s 300-acre Velocity65...
by Dan Rafter Looking for a reason why Browning Investments decided that now was the right time to build its first spec industrial project in the Louisville market? It comes down to ecommerce, and the...
View ArticleInnovation could help industrial sector embrace green design
by Sara Freund Warehouses, factories and distribution hubs don’t conjure up images of green design. At least not yet. Green building has advanced way past grass on a rooftop. New technology, lighter...
View ArticleWhich commercial building pays the most property taxes in the Midwest? You...
by Dan Rafter We all know that commercial real estate is key for the economies of cities across the country and Midwest. After all, these buildings sometimes shell out huge dollars in property taxes...
View ArticleNorthwest Indiana industrial market attracting more users into more communities
Renderings of the new Haskell building in Michigan City. by Dan Rafter Northwest Indiana has long been a refuge for industrial users seeking lower land costs, a strong labor force and a respite from...
View ArticleNo boom, but steady activity: Construction market humming along in Chicago area
by Dan Rafter John Reilly, president of Des Plaines-based Peak Construction Corp., sees plenty of positives when it comes to construction activity in the Chicago area. He predicts that even more...
View ArticleSome bet I-57 is on track to get even more industrial growth
I-57 between W Steger Road and W Monee Manhattan Road. by Sara Freund Developers aren’t worried about industrial slowing down—even with 17.9 million square feet of new construction in the sector—and...
View ArticleForeign investors still spending big on U.S. industrial real estate
by Dan Rafter Industrial real estate continues to attract the dollars of foreign investors, according to the latest research by Avison Young. Avison Young reported that foreign investors purchased $4.3...
View ArticleSpec industrial boom hits Des Moines
by Dan Rafter The industrial sector remains a hot one, as a new spec project in Iowa shows. The Opus Group is planning a 200,700-square-foot speculative industrial development in Ankeny, Iowa. This...
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