Retail Center Growth

Jan 09, 2012 No Comments by Gabriela Clontz

Shopping centers throughout the U.S. had shown an increase in tenant growth during the fourth quarter of 2011 and is expected to continue this growth through 2012. RDU has already been experiencing this gain in tenant confidence which has also contributed to a decline of the unemployment rate.

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What Is Driving Construction Spending?

Jan 09, 2012 No Comments

Total construction spending has contributed to real GDP over the past two quarters and is expected to add to economic growth through 2013. That said, with the fundamentals still weak, what is driving the growth? Total construction spending has contributed to real GDP over the past two quarters and is expected to add to economic growth [...]

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N.C. ranks sixth best in helping smokers quit

Jan 08, 2012 No Comments

The American Lung Association has ranked North Carolina as the sixth most-friendly state for helping its residents quit smoking. North Carolina not only was the lone traditional tobacco-growing state ranked in the top 20 but also the only one from the Southeast. Virginia was tied for 39th. Kentucky was not ranked because it had not [...]

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Winston-Salem office vacancy rate drops 60 percent

Jan 06, 2012 No Comments

Office space filled at a faster rate in Winston-Salem in the past four years than in any of the other largest cities in North Carolina, an analysis of office vacancies throughout the state shows. Almost 20 percent of the office space in buildings in downtown Winston-Salem was vacant at the end of 2007, according to [...]

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Pharmaceutical firm to expand in North Charleston

Jan 05, 2012 No Comments

A North Carolina pharmaceutical business is expanding and adding a second shift at its North Charleston operations. AAIPharma Services Corp. announced the investment in its facility off Leeds Avenue today. It also said it is adding onto its Wilmington, N.C., laboratory and technology center. More: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/dec/29/pharmaceutical-firm-expand-north-charleston/

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What’s Behind the Upward Trend in Housing Activity?

Jan 05, 2012 No Comments

The housing data have looked a little more positive over the past 3 months. While signs of a bottom have emerged, the latest housing activity data are likely being driven by a couple of unsustainable factors. The housing data have looked a little more positive over the past 3 months. While signs of a bottom [...]

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