IAMC is comprised of a remarkable group of people across members, leaders, sponsors and staff. Each of you is instrumental to the success of this organization, and that’s never been more apparent or important than now.

How are you getting along with your landlord? How you answer that question will be critical in the weeks and months ahead as the industry puzzles out the impact of COVID-19 on our businesses. 

As an organization, IAMC fosters relationships that turn into both business partnerships and long-term friendships. The path to corporate real estate varies widely, and our members come from a variety of professional and personal backgrounds.

We thank Betsy Power, Director of Global Real Estate, PepsiCo, for sharing hers!

Because of the global spread of COVID-19, companies everywhere are facing an uncertain future. Coronavirus is hitting every industry in different ways, and it’s still too early to tell exactly what the long-term effects this virus will have on the economy going forward. The industrial real market is facing a particularly big obstacle as the development projects dry up. While it may feel like a dry period for the industrial real estate market, there are ways to navigate these uncertain times.

Arguably, the most visible sign of what President Trump calls this “invisible enemy” of COVID-19 is the rows of empty store shelves. What most consumers can’t see for all the missing bathroom tissue and white bread is the strain those shelves are putting on the supply chain. But corporate real estate managers, IAMC’s membership, see it, and they’re on the front lines of addressing the new--and hopefully temporary--normal.