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2024: Mid-Atlantic Region Look Ahead

2024: Mid-Atlantic Region Look Ahead

There’s nothing like a fresh slate to imprint the year upon. CREW Greater Philadelphia, the PA/NJ/DE CCIM Chapter, IREM Delaware Valley Chapter, and the SIOR Philadelphia Chapter supported the sentiment in their collaborative event forecasting 2024’s outlook for...

Car Washes in 2023: Revolutionizing the Road

Car Washes in 2023: Revolutionizing the Road

After the Northeast Regional Carwash Conference in Atlantic City, we were left to reflect on some of the event’s learnings and admire how relatable car wash best practices are to every area of—everything. While the car wash industry is experiencing a transformative...

The Retailers Have Spoken: ICSC 2023 Recap

The Retailers Have Spoken: ICSC 2023 Recap

If today’s retailers were given a wish list for their real estate and construction requirements, it would heavily resemble the thoughts shared from Bill Castagna of Five Below, Amro Fadel of Burlington Stores and Eric Suissa of Starbucks during the “Retailer...

Investing in the industrial sector: yay or nay?

Investing in the industrial sector: yay or nay?

Yesterday Bisnow hosted the Philadelphia Industrial Logistics Update and the discussions were extremely telling. The panel on key considerations for maximizing returns sparked some major thought bubbles across the room. Value creation in the sector was at the...

2023 and Specialty service-oriented retail growth

2023 and Specialty service-oriented retail growth

The Mid-Atlantic US’ commercial construction activity of 2023 seems to be lively for those involved in specialty, service-oriented retail such as Old Forge. Previous years have brought us a wide range of commercial project type builds, but this year’s top categories...

Find Peace of Mind with WIP Reporting

Find Peace of Mind with WIP Reporting

This week I listened in on a webinar from Deltek ComputerEase expert, John Meibers, covering the Work in Progress (WIP) report. You may be wondering “what is this document and how does it factor into construction accounting?” Whether you’re an industry vet or new to...

AMFP Event Wrap-Up: Is Prefab in Healthcare Worth It?

AMFP Event Wrap-Up: Is Prefab in Healthcare Worth It?

AMFP Event Wrap-Up: Is Prefab in Healthcare Worth It? Last week I was able to attend a panel discussion event hosted by AMFP Greater Philadelphia, the Association of Medical Facilities Professionals. The session drew in all different players in the construction...

Technology Transforming Development Projects

Technology Transforming Development Projects

Working with a GC focused on optimizing the often-complex construction process, I have always been interested in how technology is changing the development space. This week, I attended a webinar series from NAIOP featuring a Gensler executive expanding on some of...

Healthcare Facilities Management – Planning Takes the Cake

Healthcare Facilities Management – Planning Takes the Cake

Tuesday I attended the Healthcare Facility Managers Association of Delaware Valley’s Fall Conference to better understand the medical spaces Old Forge has grown to support and the regulatory requirements they must continue to meet for patient safety. The day was so...

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