In this issue, our 17th annual CiCi awards recognize investment and community impact projects from 2022, and many of them involve reshoring vital manufacturing, particularly of critical semiconductors used in everything from vehicles to computers to appliances. We’ve chosen 30 projects that represent either high-capital investment or significant community improvement. Our features cover the latest information in retail, corporate headquarters and commercial real estate, and our spotlights look at Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Nevada and Georgia.
Looking at some of the most critical factors facing commercial real estate, inflation and increasing interest rates are some of the top considerations. Using the conventional definition of a recession, which is two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, the American economy is already in a recession. more....