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Dan Doctoroff And Google Announce Sidewalk Labs

Sidewalk Labs will focus on improving city life for residents, businesses, and governments.

CBRE Expands Global Insight With Software Solution

The firm is building on an existing relationship with ARGUS Enterprise, using the company's software to further support its investments worldwide.

Evolution Of Internet Of Things Lays Foundation For Next-Generation Smart Buildings

Demand for device interconnectivity and common standards for data security spur cutting-edge innovation in IoT for smart buildings, according to survey from Frost & Sullivan.

Tenant Submetering Calculator From Acquicore

This free tool provides billing insight to help reduce exposure to the risks of utility cost variations and provide tenants more accurate invoices.

Toronto High-Rise Using Cloud Services For Data Analytics

Menkes Developments Ltd., owner of Telus Tower, strives to maintain the efficiency of this LEED Platinum building.

Majority Of Professionals Use Multiple Devices At Work More Than 50% Of The Time

Study from Kensington finds that 90% of executives surveyed believe integrating devices would enhance productivity.

Poised For Population Growth

The fastest growing U.S. cities are in the south and west, but expansion is not limited to those regions.

Smart Building Market Growing At 11.9% CAGR To 2019

The report focuses on the key leading countries using the smart building technology.

Debt Brokerage Launches Internship Program

Offered by NY based Eastern Union Funding, the program offers industry entrants "a seat at the closing table."

How Will The Internet Of Things Transform Business?

Enterprise mobility experts detail the challenges of the rapid growth in IoT and reveal where opportunities exist in this ever-changing landscape.

Emerging Use Of Drones, Associated Risks

In February 2015, the FAA moved towards legalizing commercial drone flights by enacting new rules that, if adopted, allow compliant companies to fly them.

Urban SOS: All Systems Go Competition Looks At Infrastructure Decay And Proposed Solutions

Van Alen Institute, AECOM, and 100 Resilient Cities—pioneered by Rockefeller Foundation—call on students to propose designs for more resilient urban food, water, and energy systems.

AT&T Helps Cities Save Water With New Technology

Working with IBM and Mueller Water Products to Improve Water Management in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.

Prepaid Electric Metering Popular In Asia Pacific

In North America, penetration is less established and is expected to move at a slower, yet steady, pace.

Honeywell And TPDDL Deploy Smart Grid Project To Improve Energy Reliability

Project connects more than 160 commercial and industrial facilities to trim energy use and costs and help further improve efficiency of supply.

Data Center Construction Market Growing At 10% CAGR

Complete report on data center construction market spread across 187 pages, providing analysis of 17 major companies and supported with 68 exhibits is now available.

Transwestern Expands Budget And Forecast Tools

The firm has added MRI Software's Budgeting & Forecasting module to its portfolio management strategy.

NTS Communications Provides Gigabit Fiber Internet To Downtown Lubbock, TX

NTS Communications, Inc. ("NTS") has announced that it has launched a new Gigabit Fiber network in Lubbock, TX.

Management Information And Outsourcing: 5 Questions

By Lisa StanleyMy last post, Big Data: Big Opportunities For CRE, looked at how data analytics can align the CRE function with the company’s...

CCI Selects Alexandria, VA For “Safe + Smart Cities” Pilot Project

The coalition will create blueprints for improving the cities' resiliency and efficiency.
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Listen Now: Living And Learning In Lubbock, Texas, With John Osborne, CEO, Lubbock EDA

Lubbock EDA CEO John Osborne discusses business climate and downtown revitalization in the Business Facilities Podcast.
2023 Deals Of The Year

2023 Deals Of The Year

Entries for Deal of the Year awards spanned industries, investment types, and winning strategies. Here are the stories of this year’s picks.
Texas 2023 State of the Year

2023 State Of The Year: Opportunity Awaits In Texas

A robust business climate and strategic growth during 2023 earns the Lone Star State this recognition.

[VIDEO] Camp Hall – A Next Generation Commerce Park in South Carolina

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in Charleston, S.C. As a convergence of people, place and programming, Camp Hall delivers thoughtful infrastructure and logistical features that empower people — and business — to thrive.

Location Spotlight: City of Fontana – Open for Business

From agriculture to steel, from healthcare to transportation, Fontana is an economic powerhouse. Due to its geographic location, Fontana has become a vital hub for the supply chain linking suppliers to businesses to consumers throughout the world.