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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The Tarpon Point Resort at Marina Village is home to a number of upscale retail shops and restaurants. By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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Green Building Bonds as a Game Changing New Source of Capital

Green Building Law Update

With 332 retail properties, the REIT''s portfolio encompasses over 43.9 While bond financing can have higher transaction costs than oft used mortgage backed loans, even in large dollar amounts as in this instance, it is significant that there was strong market demand for these unsecured bonds that drove the lower interest rates.

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

Pro Builder

Lower-paying jobs in the retail, food service, and hospitality sectors also were roundly rejected or, in the aftermath of the pandemic, rarely reconsidered. Early analyses found this quitting phenomenon to be most prevalent in the high-pressure technology and health care sectors, and among workers aged 30 to 45. Louis (FRBSL).

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Game Winner

Business Facilities

We’ve chronicled the bidding wars that are the modus operandi of pro sports empires in America, sordid spectacles that force cities to ante up staggering amounts of public funding for billion-dollar stadiums to lure a team or to keep one from moving to another location. billion stadium.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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It is situated at the geographic center of the nation and is the crossroads for a wide range of business sectors, including manufacturing, finance, agriculture, technology and warehousing and distribution. Often noted as a microcosm of the entire country, Illinois is the 25th most extensive and the fifth most populous state in the U.S.

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Modest Revenue Increases Continue Through Spring

PSMJ Resources

Firms with a residential specialization, as well as those with a commercial/industrial specialization, both reported increasing revenue for the seventh month in a row. Residential real estate activity improved in all districts of the country, with the exception of the Cleveland and San Francisco districts. South is down 50.1

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Firm Billings Continue Rise in December

PSMJ Resources

Architecture firms in the Northeast, Midwest, and South all reported increases, along with firms specializing in residential, commercial/industrial, and institutional projects. Retail spending (even with some moderation in growth toward the end of the year) increased 7.7% By market sector: Residential is down 54.3 from 54.4,