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Industry Focus – Retail: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

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Retail accounts for more than $2 trillion in total GDP impact with consumer spending accounting for more than two-thirds of the U.S. The health of this industry is a vital economic indicator since sales tend to be driven by personal income, consumer confidence and interest rates. Credit: City of Cape Coral). percent.

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Commercial Real Estate To See Moderate Growth In 2016

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In 2016, global prime rents across the three major property types—office, industrial and retail—are expected to grow 2.2 Rents in EMEA are forecast to rise by 3.2 However, the extent of tightening in individual cities will largely depend on local job growth in major office-using industries.

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Economic Growth Continues, Manufacturing Growth Expected In 2013

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Economic growth in the United States will continue in 2013, according to purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast. These projections are part of the forecast issued by the Business Survey Committee of the Institute for Supply Management ™ (ISM). percent reported in April 2012.

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Economic Growth Continues, Manufacturing Growth Expected In 2013

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Economic growth in the United States will continue in 2013, according to purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast. These projections are part of the forecast issued by the Business Survey Committee of the Institute for Supply Management ™ (ISM). percent reported in April 2012.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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N ew technologies and business models have the heavy/discrete manufacturing industry on the verge of an innovative new period that promises greater productivity and the potential for lower costs, according to a recent report prepared by GE. BRIDG, the world’s first industry-led smart sensor consortium, in Central Florida.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The P3 project is a 50-year agreement between the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) and Ports America Chesapeake to lease and operate the 200-acre Seagirt Marine Terminal. After the expansion project is complete, the port will increase its competitiveness as the shipping industry ramps up big-ship deployments. in Shanghai, China.