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IAMC Insider: How Real Estate Execs Are Coping Under FASB Reporting Changes

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. […]

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Perspectives from Europe on Business Resilience in Pandemic Times

Communities and companies are demonstrating novel solutions to dealing with the novel coronavirus, and some companies are indeed finding themselves busier even as they look to reposition and recover.

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Next Level: Incorporating Workforce Data Into Site Certification Programs

by Adam Bruns

Incorporating Workforce Data Into Site Certification Programs

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10 Site Selection and Economic Development Takeaways from the COVID-19 Crisis

Over-extended and overly risky supply chains are no longer tolerable.

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Area Spotlights

Commercial & Industrial Projects Dominate

by Gary Daughters

Baltimore’s Port Covington is to offer a mix of residential, office and entertainment with a focus on technology.

Photo courtesy of Weller Development Company

Developers pounce on available sites.

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Cementing Growth

by Adam Bruns

Yes, cement plants are a big reason why the machinery, equipment and construction sector led all industries in number of projects tallied around the world in 2019

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COVID-19 – Suffocating the global medical supply chain …

The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the vulnerabilities of the United States’ reliance on imported medical supplies and equipment.

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Area Spotlights

Industrial Market Expands to Accommodate Demand

David Cuda, Colliers International senior vice president and director of corporate solutions for South Carolina, shares insights on state and metro markets.

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Area Spotlights

How Indiana Shook Off Its Rust Belt Label

by Ron Starner

The founders of Adranos attend a successful test launch.

Image Courtesy of Andranos

From biomedical R&D to rocket science, this isn’t your parents’ Midwest.

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‘No Two Days Are the Same’

by Ron Starner

Just because your state has the No. 1-ranked business climate, it doesn’t mean you’re going to escape the consequences of COVID-19 and its corresponding economic earthquake.

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Muscling Its Way to the Top

by Ron Starner

How Kentucky lapped the field to become an automotive champion.

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Agritech Rises in Kentucky

Emerging industry combines Kentucky’s strengths to address a global food shortage and create careers at home.

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Industries of the Future will be Right at Home in Kentucky

by Mark Arend

Governor Andy Beshear is determined to make Kentucky a global leader in the fast-emerging agritech industry.

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Area Spotlights

Could a Massive Rebuild be the Road to Economic Expansion?

by Gary Daughters

The Chicago skyline

Image: Getty Images

Cash-strapped Illinois goes big on infrastructure.

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Area Spotlights

Jobs on the Fly

by Savannah King

uch of the work for a $14.3 billion contract to modify, modernize and test weapons systems on B-1 bombers and B-52 bombers (above) will be done at Boeing’s Oklahoma City campus (next page) near Tinker Air Force Base.

Photos courtesy of Boeing

Aerospace firms are investing and creating jobs across the south-central United States.

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Features

Market Cap, Meet Capital Investment

by Adam Bruns

Merck & Co., among the top pharma firms in both market cap and facility investment projects, continues to develop a portfolio of intellectual property related to CRISPR genome-editing technology, with guidance from an independent, external Bioethics Advisory Panel.

Image courtesy of Merck & Co.

A look at where — and how often — high-value companies are making highly valued facility investments.

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