by Bill Sears | Feb 1, 2016 | Commercial Real Estate
When large companies want to save money on their power bills and burnish their green credibility with consumers, their big-box facilities begin to sprout solar panels. Which is why the annual Solar Means Business Report, which ranks corporate solar developers, is...
by Bill Sears | Jan 26, 2016 | Commercial Real Estate
A bubble in the apartment market? That’s what some people are saying. Undoubtedly, prices are expensive. Yet, “expensive” and “a bubble” are two different things. Read article at Multifamily Executive.
by Bill Sears | Jan 13, 2016 | Economic Development, Government
More than six years after the economic expansion began, 93% of counties in the U.S. have failed to fully recover from the blow they suffered during the recession. Nationwide, 214 counties, or 7% of 3,069, had recovered last year to prerecession levels on four...
by Bill Sears | Jan 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Aaron Renn talks about his blogging experience and the difference between developing a personal brand or a corporate brand. Read post at urbanophile.com.
by Bill Sears | Dec 29, 2015 | Agriculture, Investments
Earlier this year, while addressing a group of farmland investors at the Peoples Company’s Land Investment Expo in West Des Moines, Iowa, capital markets analyst Dennis Gartman declared that land was “the investment I’d probably stay away from.” Today, after the...
by Bill Sears | Dec 16, 2015 | Economic Development
It was a big announcement, for sure — Southwestern Indiana, along with the Fort Wayne and South Bend areas, are all set to receive $42 million in funding through Indiana’s new Regional Cities Initiative economic development program. Read full story at the Indiana...
by Bill Sears | Dec 16, 2015 | Economic Development
The Indiana Regional Cities Initiative is many things – it’s a program built around collaboration, big ideas and passion. I’m an architect by profession, so this is in my wheelhouse. This is what gets me excited. The re-development of abandoned buildings, the...
by Bill Sears | Nov 24, 2015 | Commercial Real Estate, Economic Development
The city of Evansville and Tropicana Entertainment Inc. have announced a $50 million project to move the city’s riverboat-based casino inland. During a news conference this morning, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke said half the investment from the Las Vegas company will be...
by Bill Sears | Nov 19, 2015 | Economic Development, International, Manufacturing
One of Canada’s top trade policy diplomats believes opportunities for growth exist between his country and Indiana. The Consul General of Canada in Detroit Doug George says more than $20 billion in commerce per year flows between Canada and Indiana, making it...
by Bill Sears | Oct 30, 2015 | Economic Development, Government
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $10 million grant to the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville for a major transportation project. Read the full story at the Indiana Economic Digest.