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United Negro College fund

HBCUs Make America Strong: The Positive Economic Impact Of The Nation’s Historically Black Colleges And Universities

HBCUs are valuable economic engines in their communities, generating substantial economic returns year after year. The benefits flow to HBCUs’ graduates, of course, who’ll enter the workforce with...

NAIOP

Reverse Logistics Strategies for the Post-Pandemic Supply Chain: Spaces and Places to Recapture Value

Effective supply chain management is crucial for any organization operating in today’s complex business environment, and logistics is a key part of the supply chain equation. Some consumer and...

CBRE

U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook 2025

The report analyzes trends across the office, retail, industrial and logistics, multifamily and data center sectors as well as the key factors influencing both the capital markets and broader U.S. and...

National Bureau of Economic Research

Labor Market Returns from International Migration

The international migration of skilled workers can bring needed talent to developed nations, but it has also been labeled “brain drain” in the countries these workers leave. In Return Migration...

NAIOP Researcg Foundation

Forging the Future: Manufacturing Growth and Its Effects on North American Industrial Markets

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine the trends behind reshoring and nearshoring and to evaluate how related investments in manufacturing are affecting North American...

Center for Rural PA

Insect Pests: Economic Impact on Agriculture

A pest insect, the invasive Spotted Lantern Fly, is expected to have enormous repercussions on the agricultural and food production landscape, causing not only crop damage and loss but the loss of...

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Recruiting, Training and Retaining Talent in the Real Estate Development Industry

A commercial real estate firm’s ability to recruit, train and retain talent is a critical source of competitive advantage. The importance of talent is pronounced because employees’ abilities and...

Soil Health Insitute

The Economics of Soil Health on Small Grain Farms

Soil health is the foundation for productive and resilient cropping systems. The Soil Health Institute (SHI), in partnership with General Mills, interviewed 15 small grain farmers in the U.S. and...

Jobber Report on Trades

Blue-Collar Report: Gen Z and the Uncertain Future of the Trades

The United States is in need of more tradespeople with the construction industry alone facing a deficit of 500,000-plus workers. In fact, skilled-labor shortage is one of the biggest challenges facing...

Storage Cafe

Suburban Growth Outpaces Urban Expansion In The U.S. Housing Market, With The South Leading On All Fronts

Companies looking for sites need to consider adjacent housing, particularly when interested in attracting a young, skilled workforce. Where once, younger workers preferred city life, growth is now...