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Today’s environment is giving US manufacturers even more reasons to reassess their footprint strategies. For some, localization of production may now seem increasingly attractive—particularly amid rising volatility in tariff and trade policy, evolving incentives for domestic manufacturing, and realigning global trade corridors (Exhibit 1). Manufacturers know, however, that building new factories—and doing so quickly—can be incredibly…

A new report reveals artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a “seismic shift” in the way data centers are designed, built, and operated. Released by AFCOM, the ninth annual State of the Data Center Industry report also highlights top security threats, sustainability, and other issues for these high-tech facilities. The role of data centers has never…

Starlight Investments has officially completed The Shoreview, an 11-storey purpose-built rental community located in downtown Barrie, Ontario. The new infill project overlooking the Lake Simcoe waterfront brings 215 rental suites in a variety of layouts to the growing Barrie rental market. “We are pleased to complete this transformational purpose-built rental development in the beautiful city…

After six years, the Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) has expanded from 16 to 189 Lighthouses, representing factory, sustainability, and end-to-end value chain categories across 33 countries and 35 subsectors—four times greater than the number of subsectors in 2018 (Exhibit 1). The latest 36 Lighthouses—awarded in October 2024 and January 2025—have not only followed the playbook…

Momentum is intensifying behind quantum communication, a technology segment with significant potential to affect cybersecurity and quantum computing. By addressing the widespread vulnerabilities of existing security standards to quantum computing–based decryption, quantum communication enhances the security of communication networks. Quantum communication technologies also play a critical role in the infrastructure needed to deploy high-impact, fault-tolerant…

Building products and services are propelling Canadian headquartered enterprises into the rankings of the global top 200 publicly traded companies with revenues tied to low-carbon ventures. The newly released Carbon Clean200 listing of top earners includes 11 Canadian companies, seven of which are commonly direct suppliers to the commercial real estate, facilities management and development…

Aad Goudappel/theispot.com Thoughtful business leaders today recognize that the social and environmental challenges the world now faces require nothing short of a fundamental reorientation of the company. Business purpose must flip from maximizing short-term profit to using profit as a means to solving the existential world challenges that we now all face. Over the past…

The new hospital will create approximately 80 new jobs including medical professional and support staff positions. National healthcare leader PAM Health has announced plans to build a 42-bed physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital in Minneola, Florida. The new hospital will create approximately 80 new jobs including medical professional and support staff positions. “Bringing another hospital…

How facility managers can navigate today’s challenges for tomorrow’s success. In today’s data-driven world, benchmarking has transcended its role as a periodic competitive analysis tool to become a critical function that can significantly impact an organization’s success. However, as facility managers understand, acquiring meaningful comparative data presents significant challenges. The modern business landscape is an…