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U.S. Macro Forecast: Look Through The Snow At The Fundamentals

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Macro Forecast, Look Through the Snow at the Fundamentals. Highlights on the commercial real estate sector include: Office: The office sector is evolving. In addition to divergences in building demand, office tenants are also downsizing. Industrial: Nearly every major metro in the U.S. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes.

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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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 and European office markets are expected to tighten further in 2016 as demand for space is expected to outpace limited new development.

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Florida: A Warm Climate For Business Growth

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Due to its rapid growth, the Cape Coral Economic Development Office (EDO) team is recruiting select business sectors to create a rich and diverse business environment. In 2017, Moody’s Analytics expects the metro area’s population to expand 3.61 It also projects that the area will have the highest rates of employment growth (3.83

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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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The National Retail Federation (NRF)—the nation’s largest retail trade group—recently released its 2016 economic forecast. Keys to the Cape’s Forecast. The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has designed several investment zones to enhance and tailor growth with a visionary outlook. Cape Coral ranks No. Bankrate, 2015).

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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Companies located here include the University of Pittsburgh’s Roar Lab, UPMC’s Technology Development Center and Google’s new office. Over the summer, the company expanded into a 40,000-square-foot office in Larimer’s Bakery Square. We have an incubator for start-up companies with offices and wet labs.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. By Dominique Cantelme. From the July/August 2013 issue. percent in 2014 and 4.1 percent in 2016.

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