Our annual CRE Hiring Trends Survey will be published next week with perspective and insights on the year ahead and the talent shortage. Apparently, one group has not fully benefitted from our job seeker’s market. Many Seniors reported interviewing, but never getting the call. Interestingly, Japan has defied destiny from its aging population and instead refreshed their labor force. According to the WSJ, the proportion of the population in the...

A long list of major metros and second-tier cities vied for Amazon to select them for its second headquarters. A few weeks ago the long awaited announcement came giving the nod to Crystal City in Virginia and the Borough of Queens in NYC. Elation quickly turned to protests, especially in New York where Queens residents violently complained that the $3 billion in “sweeteners” offered to Amazon were too costly. Rumbles also occurred in...