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Economy Watch Weekly: Employment, Construction Spending Still Strong
Payroll employment has increased significantly to 223,000 jobs, whereas construction spending increased 1.8 percent than the previous month. Economy Editor Dees Stribling gives a breakdown of these two topics, for the week ending June 1, 2018.
Charles Schwab Opens 50-Acre Campus, Expansion to Follow
San Francisco-based Charles Schwab opened its new 469,000-square-foot campus in Austin, Texas, as it aims to expand its presence in the state.
Inside Convene’s New Manhattan HQ
Take a virtual tour of 101 Greenwich, the soon-to-be flagship location of the workplace hospitality provider. Bentall Kennedy and Cove Property Group recently redeveloped the asset.
JLL Co-Head Provides 2018 Capital Markets Update
Tom Melody, the firm’s real estate investment banking practice leader, highlights trends most likely to impact the industry in the coming months.
Economy Watch Weekly: US Office, Industrial Markets Performing Well
Continued restraint in new development in the office sector and robust demand in the industrial sector contributed to strong first-quarter performances for the property types. Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the latest, for the week ending May 18, 2018.
American University’s Road to Carbon Neutrality
American University has achieved carbon neutrality, reaching the its goal of zero carbon footprint two years early. The university attributes achievement to solar power and campus-wide efforts.
Xcel Advances $1.6B Wind Plan for Texas, NM
Xcel Energy will own and operate two more wind farms in Texas and New Mexico, which combined will have 1,230 megawatts of capacity. The facilities are anticipated to save customers in the region $2.8 billion over a 30-year period.
NavVis Presents New Indoor Mobile Mapping System
The company’s new M6 model features 6D simultaneous localization and mapping technologies, a mobile-LiDAR system, four laser scanners and six cameras.
Economy Watch Weekly: LIHTC-Financed Housing in High Demand
A new CohnReznick report explains why properties financed by the federal government’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program are performing so well. Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the full report, for the week ending May 11, 2018.
New Design for Lower Manhattan?
Proposed modifications to the Stock Exchange District will be guided by three principles: creating an identity and sense of space, improving pedestrian experience and rationalizing essential deliveries.