IAMC

By Kate Baxter For those of you who have not heard of it, IAMC (Industrial Asset Management Council) has been formed in the wake of Corenet getting just too big.  On September 7-10 I attended my third IAMC conference.  This was only the third conference for this...

Challenging Times Mean Working Smarter

By Pete Julius Since the late 1990’s, corporate expansion and relocation activity has simmered.  Corporate real estate investments still exist, but don’t happen at the rapid pace that occurred in the early and mid 1990’s.  The past few years have made it extremely...

MIT’s Technology Review

By Jeff Vedders Interested in what’s next?  What technologies are in development for the automotive industry?  What is expected to be the next “hot item” within biotech?  You could spend hours researching these industries, or you could take a look at MIT’s Technology...

Projects, Projects, Projects – Where Are They?

By Pete Julius Over the past few years we’ve seen a significant drop in the number of new and expanded facility activities.  Of course, when you compare that to the mid 90’s, when the economy was growing by leaps and bounds, anything below that level of activity seems...

A Look at the Plastics Industry

By Jeff Vedders Plastics, or miscellaneous plastics products as it’s formally known, is one of our most requested industry targets.  No wonder.  According to a recent study by The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), in terms of shipments, miscellaneous...