By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer The age-old maxim, “Location…location…location…,” may well serve as a reminder that the single most determinative factor is the decision where to strategically position a manufacturing facility or distribution center, but in this day…
Selecting a Headquarters: A Nuanced Affair
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer The act of a company large or small selecting a headquarters site, from selecting a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or finding the appropriate real estate – if that’s even needed in the evolving business…
Automotive: Investing in America
Automotive: the world’s largest manufacturing sector. The industry is rapidly changing with major impacts from supply chains across the United States and around the world. While microchip shortages, one of the causes for diminished inventory, are slowly improving, shortages are…
Post Pandemic – Surplus and Shortage Issues – Logistics is Paramount
By Don Moss, Senior Director and Grant Miller, Senior Director, Colliers From surplus inventory to a shortage of microchips, building materials and consumer goods, companies are wrestling with how much is enough inventory and how to protect yourself with unplanned…
Making Medical Devices: Vast Field, Huge Investment, Explosive Growth
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer When Bob Hess discusses medical device manufacturing, he does so in the broad terms as one would when talking about an already vast sector that’s an offshoot of an even more expansive industry. “Medical…
Plastics Market Molding Well Into Today’s Economy
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer In a year when bad and often tragic news has been more than norm than not, it seems strange to realize that there are numerous industries and sectors within the U.S. and world economies…