Paper interests write check-off program absent small producers

Sources: Paper and Packaging Board, McLean, Va.; CP staff

Concrete masonry and ready mixed concrete interests who support a national check-off strategy to fund promotion and research, but recognize small and large stakeholders’ differing views on such programs, have another broad campaign to track: “Paper & Packaging—How Life Unfolds.”

Read More

Commercial development metrics: Strong and still improving

Source: NAOIP, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Washington, D.C.

In 2014, office, retail, health care and distribution facility developers logged their best year since 2007, and saw overall commercial real estate industry economic contributions jump 40 percent from the prior year—the largest gain since market recovery began in 2011. The upbeat figures are part of the NAIOP Research Foundation’s annual state of the industry report, “The Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate.”

Read More