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U.S. CRE Turning Around In 2014, According To New PwC/ULI Report

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real estate recovery is set to continue into 2014, with investors increasingly looking beyond some of the traditionally popular markets to secondary markets in search of higher yields, according to Emerging Trends in Real EstateĀ® 2014 , co-published by PwC US and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Posted by Heidi Schwartz .

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

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If you work in the construction industry, you likely know the labor shortage has been a significant problem for some time now. Men have historically dominated the construction industry, and that dynamic has been slow to change. Recruiting Women to the Construction Industry. Nonprofits and industry groups are providing training.

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Industrial Products M&A Activity Surges In Second Quarter

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Merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity surged across the global industrial products (IP) industry during the second quarter of 2014, according to PwC US. industrial products leader, PwC. industrial products leader, PwC. Posted by Heidi Schwartz. billion in last year’s comparable period.

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Steady Optimism Among U.S. Commercial Real Estate Executives, Increased Investor Appetite

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The Akerman Real Estate Industry Outlook Survey indicates that domestic investors have a stronger appetite for real estate assets than in recent years. Capital availability from a wide range of equity sources also is expected to improve in 2014, with increased activity by institutional forces.

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Caterpillar Forecast Tops Estimates with the Recovery of Construction

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predict earnings for 2014 that has topped the estimate of the analysts as the recovery in the U.S. building industry stimulates the sale of excavators and bulldozers. on January 24 in the midst of a general decline in equities. Caterpillar forecasts the growth of world economic by 3% in 2014, which is about 2% up from last year.

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CanAm Announces Corporate Restructuring

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Tapping LAā€™s Rooftop Solar Potential Could Benefit Cityā€™s Most Disadvantaged Communities

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Prior studies commissioned by the LABC Institute have concluded that Los Angeles has 10,000 acres of rooftop solar potential, enough to support a FIT far larger than the 600 megawatt program recommended in the study released from the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) and the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.