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USDA Economic Research Service

Agricultural Exports Contributed $362.4 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2023

The USA's farm and food product exports create value and generate economic activity within and outside of the agricultural sector. In general, increased exports of agricultural products lead to higher...

NAIOP Research Foundation

Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2025 U.S. Edition, by the NAIOP Research Foundation

The combined economic contributions of new commercial building development and the operations of existing commercial buildings in 2024 resulted in direct expenditures of $898.5 billion and the...

Design-Build Institute of America

2024 FMI Design-Build Utilization Study

The latest design-build market data from FMI Consulting focuses on market sizing, trends and growth in the design-build industry through 2028. FMI projects design-build to represent over 47% of...

NAIOP Research Foundation

NAIOP Market Report

The NAIOP Market Monitor provides insights into shifting market conditions and capital flows across the United States. The report’s findings can help investors and developers identify regional...

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...