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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 health of this industry is a vital economic indicator since sales tend to be driven by personal income, consumer confidence and interest rates. Credit: City of Cape Coral).

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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EU and many parts of Asia Pacific are spending gains from rising incomes, low interest rates and low oil prices. In 2016, global prime rents across the three major property types—office, industrial and retail—are expected to grow 2.2 Rents in EMEA are forecast to rise by 3.2 However, because consumers in the U.S.,

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. The state’s central location, as a gateway between the American South and Midwest and with easy access to the Northeast and Atlantic Seaboard, is within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the nation’s population and household income.