On August 22 and 23, the Wisconsin SIOR Chapter will host more than 125 SIOR members from across the Great Lakes region for a two-day networking and educational conference. The event will feature site tours, speakers, and resource-sharing. On Wednesday morning, August 23, attendees will hear from a panel of national experts, on the 'Industrial [...]
Mayor Stephen Scaffidi led a panel of economic development leaders and elected officials for the CARW NextGen August meeting. Mayor Ehly (Wauwatosa), Mayor Ponto (Brookfield) and Dave Misky from the City of Milwaukee, joined us at the 250 training room to share their experiences working with the commercial real estate industry, issues they have run [...]
Last week, members from the CARW NextGen program and board members and leaders toured the construction site for the new Bucks Arena slated to be ready by the 2018 Bucks season. Big thanks to EUA's Jackie Posselt, Heather Turner Loth and Jeremy Hackbart for leading the event. Attendees had access to the new concourse, seating area, locker [...]
On Sunday, August 13, incoming CARW Chairman, Ben Adank, and CARW CEO, Tracy Johnson, attended the NAR Commercial Leadership Development Day. Joined by more than 100 peer CEOs and board leaders from across the country, CARW members participated in a day of roundtables, best-practice sharing sessions, panel discussions, and networking. They also heard from NAR [...]
From CARW chairman Curt Pitzen - It was just two weeks ago that the initial Foxconn announcement was made. This significant manufacturing and workforce project is also one of the largest commercial real estate opportunities in recent history. Members of our industry stand strongly in support of the project and prospects for a multi-billion [...]
The latest Foxconn headlines continue to tout the company's plans to build a $3Billion manufacturing plant in Southeastern Wisconsin. The project is hailed as having the largest potential impact on commercial real estate and job creation in Southeastern Wisconsin history. Although a location has not been specifically announced for the site, the CARW board of directors [...]
1. The U.S. continues to be an attractive investment destination for commercial real estate investors as a result of commercial fundamentals remaining on an upward trend,boosted by solid employment gains. 2. Small cap markets have benefited from increased visibility and capital inflow, as growing local economies and higher investment yields provide diversification to investors. 3. The Commercial ALERT report, commissioned by NAR, explores potential roadblocks that [...]
CARW Members, It is safe to say that the majority of us were stunned to learn that Foxconn selected southeast Wisconsin to create what could be a 20 million square foot, $10 billion dollar manufacturing campus which will be the largest Direct Foreign Investment in North America ever! Wisconsin put its best foot forward in [...]
Since 2016, the WRA lobby team has been working with legislators on a property rights bill that was recently introduced by State Senator Tom Tiffany and State Representative Adam Jarchow with support from Representative Rob Brooks. The initiative is called “the Homeowners' Bill of Rights” and includes a ten-point plan that pledges to [...]
Thanks to all who attended the CCIM Westin Hotel Tour and Happy Hour! We had over 60 attendees join us to tour the new Westin Milwaukee Hotel! A special thanks to Doug Nysse from Arrival Partners, LLC for taking the time to speak about how the project came together and its unique financing model! Click [...]
