This week's headlines:

• Walmart Rises on  Drones
• 1 Mil SF for Sansone Partnership
• Panattoni’s Vegas Bet
• 5 Mil More for CA
• Industrial’s “Deep Breath”

This week's headlines:

• DHL in OH
• Kraft Heinz Gets a New Chief
• Hillwood’s 1.4 MSF Play
• Cushman | Thalhimer’s Big Score
• Weaker? Or Just Normal?

This week's headlines:

• Daimler’s Tragic Loss
• Prologis Scores
• $1B for Solar
• Pitney’s New 20 
• Hillwood’s Massive Spec

To quote former IAMC Chair Kevin Dollhopf, formerly with Hanesbrands and now with Hickey and Associates, “...there is no issue within IAMC that can’t be improved by adding more Corporate Members.”  That is why IAMC exists and, with monitored emphasis on retention and recruitment, that is why IAMC will continue to flourish.

There’s good news and bad news to be had in the subject of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). First, the bad news. The commercial real estate industry still has a long way to go. The good news is that years of progress have all-but vanquished the Good Old Boys Network.

“We’ve made great strides,” says Marcus Rose, senior real estate manager for NFI in Camden, NJ. “We can see efforts across all the disciplines, as well as in leadership. Of course, there’s always room for improvement.”

Indeed. But real estate isn’t alone.