Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm, released a survey that looked at the use of flexible office space. Not surprising, workers want to continue to have the option of a flexible workplace but are looking reduce their at-home time. … Read more
Just in Time Manufacturing Replaced with Flexible Manufacturing System? AreaDevelopment.com had a great introduction in their recent newsletter, “Confronting Supply Chain Challenges with Reshoring, Dual Sourcing, and FMS (flexible manufacturing systems). FMS has been around for a long time but the definition has … Read more
Bringing manufacturing production back to the U.S. continues to be a very hot topic, even as we enter the waning days (hopefully) of the coronavirus pandemic. Following is a great piece from statista.com that digs into just how many companies are discussing reshoring. … Read more
It has been a while since we shared some port activity updates, but last week a headline on freightwaves.com caught our eye. We have been used to seeing a backlog of container vessels waiting for berths at the ports of Los Angeles and … Read more
As our long-time readers and followers know, Agracel has primarily focused our work in “agurban” or rural or non-metro areas since our start in 1986. We always believed that there was, and still is, a special appeal to small-town living. With the continued … Read more
Following is part of a great article our VP of Development in Agracel’s Southeast office, Richard Blackwell, shared with our team. It is a trend we are seeing as well. Click on the link at the bottom for the full story along with … Read more
Last week we shared information about electric vehicle battery factories and their planned capacity output. This week we have a list of many of the same projects, but with the expected capital investment and jobs created. EV Industry Driving Massive U.S. Site Selection … Read more
The Gigafactory Industry A gigafactory refers to factories producing electric batteries at huge scale, primarily for use in electric vehicles, but also for a range of other renewable energy storage applications. Tesla coined the phrase. We came across a great site, cicenergigune.com, that … Read more
This week we are sharing an image, a quite impressive image. The global economic output for 2022 is expecting to surpass the $100 trillion mark for the first time, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). That’s $100,000,000,000,000! According to the latest projections, … Read more
The trend towards electric vehicles continues to gain traction. By all accounts, we expect to see phenomenal growth in this sector over the next decade. The following is part of a report by the research firm Gartner, Inc., that predicts some of the … Read more