
Cannabis: The New Luxury Boutique
Jeremy Gershonowicz | Retail TouchPoints |
The days of poorly lit dispensaries with dusty shelves stocked with rolling papers, tie-dyed T-shirts and patchouli incense are over. The new 21st-century cannabis boutiques are taking a page from lifestyle aspirational brands, such as RH and Tiffany &

Retail Stores Growing As Global Cannabis Sales Are Projected To Exceed $55 Billion by 2026
FinancialNewsMedia.com | PR Newswire |
PALM BEACH, Fla., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Retail cannabis sales in North America soared in 2020. The pandemic has virtually destroyed many businesses, big and small, over the last year, but there is a retail business that has flourished IN and

State and Municipal Agencies Expand Use of Cloud Construction Oversight
Jeff Yoder | Engineering News-Record |
As state agencies wait on a possible infrastructure bill from the Biden administration, many are better prepared than they were a decade ago to manage hundreds of billions of dollars in new work. The Federal Highway Administration incentivized state DOTs to

8 Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021
David C | Commercial Construction & Renovation |
2020 has been undeniably a devastating year for everyone and every field. The lockdowns, quarantines, social distancing, and the casualties caused by the virus has shaken humanity beyond imagination. Although the construction sector faced a significantly
Public Storage Expands With $528M Portfolio Acquisition
Gail Kalinoski | Commercial Property Executive |
Public Storage has acquired 24 properties with 2.3 million square feet of space from Beyond Self Storage in the first phase of a 36-property portfolio transaction totaling 3.6 million square feet and valued at $528 million. The first phase includes existing

NYC Poised for 2021 COVID Comeback with Major Real Estate Developments
Steve Cuozzo | New York Post |
Amid rising COVID cases and looming lockdowns, my fellow New Yorkers should take heart — because we will have a greater city to look forward to once this pandemic’s over. Although the flight from the Big Apple, increasing crime, and possible MTA cuts are

Netflix Landlord in Bushwick Snaps Up Property Across Street
Rich Bockmann | The Real Deal |
The investors who brought a Netflix soundstage to Brooklyn just picked up another property nearby — a sign that they could be eyeing an expansion for the popular production and streaming company. Joseph and Glenn Lostritto’s Steel Equities recently bought

Envisioning Libraries as Community Hubs
Jane Dedering | BDC Network |
WHAT MAKES THE ROLE OF LIBRARIES UNIQUE DURING THIS TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING? Libraries always have been asked to do a great deal to serve the public and a wide variety of people—from balancing traditional print media with high-tech services, to serving as