Unconventional Tenants Boost Mall Traffic

Unconventional Tenants Boost Mall Traffic

By Jami Gibson This week, I read several articles regarding the changing nature of malls. With increased competition from e-retailers, many brick-and-mortar stores can no longer afford to have their physical storefronts. These vacancies have left mall owners...
Trends in Robotics and Automation

Trends in Robotics and Automation

By Sindhu Bhattarai The United States is leading the world in robotics investment, totalling $732 billion – nearly double the economy of Switzerland, according to recent research by Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) and Redwood Software. The size of the...
Chemical Wholesale Industry Trends

Chemical Wholesale Industry Trends

By Jami Gibson The U.S. chemical wholesale industry, with annual revenues of approximately $220 billion, is projected to grow at a rate of 4% over the next four years. Oil and gas production is also expected to increase, therefore, creating opportunities both upstream...
Advantages of Co-Working Spaces

Advantages of Co-Working Spaces

By Saurav Rajbhandari Workspace trends have changed in recent times with smaller businesses and startups choosing to share space with other companies. Co-working provides opportunities to network with people from other companies, as well as many other benefits,...
Best Practices Conference

Best Practices Conference

By Dean Whittaker This month I had the opportunity to participate in the Mid-America Economic Development Council/Indiana Economic Development Association joint Best Practices Conference in Ft. Wayne, IN. It was a great conference, well organized, held at an...