Spotlights

Question of the Month - How has construction been affected by technology innovation in the last 10 years?

In 2002, George W. Bush was President, Utah hosted the Winter Olympics, gas was $1.45/gallon, and Blockbuster was a $5.5 billion company. It...

How to increase the likelihood of success on your next FAR overhead rate audit

Architectural and engineering firms that work on government projects know that regular audits of overhead rates are frequently a requirement...

Company of the Month - Wessling Architects has been earning honors and accolades for 20 successful years of innovative problem solving

Twenty years ago, Stephen Wessling launched Wessling Architects in the basement of his home. Today, Wessling Architects is an award winning ...

Project of the Month - Columbia Construction and Ellenzweig collaborate on LOSOS project at Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.

Exploring the depths of the unknown is the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's specialty. As a global leader in ocean research, Woods Hol...

Downtown and suburban office market is stable and showing signs of improvement

The Rhode Island economy continues to have problems more severe than the national market. The state's unemployment rate is still one the hig...

How the newly evolved cyber-mall has changed the way we eat and shop

Never has it been more important to realize the changes happening in the retail industry. The way we buy, what we buy, and the way we pay fo...

Election fosters wait and see approach, but market offers opportunities for tenants and brave investors

In comparing Rhode Island's general outlook from this year to last, you could say that last year was déjà vu and this year is wait and...

With low interest rates, and stabilized building values demand to purchase industrial space is strong

The perception of the Rhode Island industrial real estate market is that there is an unlimited supply of buildings available and therefore i...

Best of class properties are in high demand but the property next door is being passed over

Real estate has always been about location, location, location. As the economy slowly recovers nationally and regionally and Rhode Island la...

A good commercial real estate broker, like a CCIM, can be a key attribute to an investors toolbox

The industrial sector in Southeastern Massachusetts is showing signs of strength, as there have been more spaces leased up and absorbed duri...