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Lauren June 29, 2020
Leading global logistics real estate provider Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) believes the pandemic has “accelerated the retail evolution” and is “pulling forward several years of adoption.” The comments referred to the growing trend of retailers seeking to bolster their online presence an...
Lauren June 25, 2020
Industrialized or manufactured construction is a familiar concept. We have been building with components and even whole wall panels for years. However, with a heightened focus on efficiency due to skilled labor shortages and tighter margins, industrialized construction is accelerating across the globe. As we noted in our first paper, “Technological advancements disrupting the global construction...
Lauren June 24, 2020
Officials overseeing New York’s transit system should consider thermal cameras to take riders’ temperatures and artificial intelligence to assess mask-wearing to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, a new report says. The report, which was commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, offers a range of best practices gleaned from transit systems around the world.
Lauren June 22, 2020
In the U.S., e-commerce spending grew 93% year over year in May, according to a report from MasterCard. Following the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, it is a trend that experts expect to continue going forward. Prologis' conclusion that the pandemic will increase demand for indust...
Lauren June 18, 2020
On Wednesday, the Austin-based company announced its $3 million seed round led by Chicago Ventures, with Schematic VenturesCEAS Investments and 
Lauren June 18, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to bolster the global delivery and logistics market, warehouse robotics startup Geek+ today announced it has extended its series C funding round to $200 million, up from $150 million in Jul...
Lauren June 17, 2020
The global real estate adviser has added to its fledgling JLL Technologies division created last autumn with the hire of Yao Morin in the new role. Morin, based in San Francisco, will lead JLL’s global data strategy, product roadmap and delivery. JLL Technologies is a division of JLL unifying the company’s technology, businesses, services and applications.
Lauren June 16, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown property markets into turmoil, but investors keep buying up warehouses. Real-estate investor BentallGreenOak paid $164 million this month for a warehouse in Franklin Township, N.J., one of the largest single-asset industrial property sal...
Lauren June 16, 2020
Amazon.com Inc. is deploying software in its warehouses to automatically warn employees when they’re too close to colleagues, the latest effort by the retailer to adjust its facilities to life with the coronavirus.
Lauren June 15, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2020 – JLL (NYSE: JLL) today announced the hire of Chief Data Officer Yao Morin to JLL Technologies. Yao, who is based in San Francisco, will lead JLL’s global data strategy, product roadmap and delivery. JLL Technologies is a division of JLL unifying the company’s technology, businesses, services and applications.