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The month of January, Editor in Chief Mark Arend reminds us, was named for the Roman god Janus, who looks backward and forward at the same time.

Many of you attended IAMC’s first Virtual Forum on September 14 and 15. If you were there, I hope you enjoyed it and benefited from the professional development programs. Piecing together anecdotal evidence with data from the post-event survey, we have strong indications the conference was highly valued by most of the participants. Overall, they […]

Editor in Chief Mark Arend says all sorts of site selection criteria can be quantified, but certainty and predictability you feel in your bones.

IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati says an action orientation is not enough. Concern counts too. And We learn from IAMC corporate end user members about COVID-19 supply chain solutions.

Editor in Chief Mark Arend reflects on Adam Jones-Kelley’s legacy of leadership and friendship.

IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati on taking the high road; and insights on getting back to work from trucking firm Werner Enterprises, Hershey Company and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

Editor in Chief Mark Arend says business leaders in some areas have a lot more to battle against than a pandemic.

IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati details the ways IAMC is there to support its members during the pandemic. John Salustri talks to company leaders about force majeure and getting along with landlords.

Editor in Chief Mark Arend considers the new set of challenges now facing corporate real estate leaders as they recalibrate supply chains and consider reshoring operations.

Back in 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board promised to “upgrade” (to use its term) lease reporting standards, with the goal to “improve financial reporting about leasing transactions, and in so doing gain greater transparency for investors and other stakeholders.” IAMC members report that the upgrades did the trick, and transparency to investors has improved. […]

Editor in Chief Mark Arend says corporate leaders have a marquee role to play in building the talent base they need.

I’ve been attending Professional Forums since the fall of 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. I remember the inspirational speaker there was Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb Mount Everest. Since Omaha, Professional Forums have evolved from events principally offering high-level, high-value networking toward conferences that include, as well, an array of current-issue CRE professional […]

Editor in Chief Mark Arend gains some keen insights into Brexit from an old friend on the other side of the pond.

New IAMC Chair Colleen Caravati of Corning outlines her outlook for the association, and we sample insights from the recent IAMC Professional Forum in Milwaukee.

Editor in Chief Mark Arend reflects on the business climate rankings, Opportunity Zones and incentives reform.

New technologies appear set to change the face of the real estate industry.

Editor in Chief Mark Arend ponders the math behind recent predictions of recession.

Professional association aficionados know you get out of your membership pretty much in proportion to the time and energy you put in.

The point is to show how seriously some cities take the notion of “intelligence” in the context of development, industrial or otherwise.

In IAMC, we play up and celebrate the Corporate Active members. And they are right at the heart of our business model.

We don’t bestow awards for courage in our annual Best to Invest suite of location honors each May. So we couldn’t honor Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó with one.

Remember the elevator speech principle? You know, a short capsule on what you do, or why you want a job, or why a relationship is important to you.

Both Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are no less deserving of their respective Governor’s Cups than they were the last few times they won.

Over time, the Corporate Active membership has become a community whose members share information with a high degree of confidence.