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As we move into Q3 2026, Cookeville is the market worth leading with. One of our two single-tenant Class A buildings at Highlands Business Park was leased this quarter, which says a lot about the confidence companies are placing in the market. Cookeville is proving to be a place where manufacturers can find the building, […]

The Trump Administration focused their efforts in the One Big Beautiful Bill to create conditions that would incentivize the re-industrialization of the United States after multiple generations of presidential administrations doing the opposite. One of the strongest incentives offered is accelerated depreciation for “Qualified Production Properties”. Unless you happen to be a tax accountant, the […]

Harvey Mansfield’s (a philosopher who I learned to appreciate many years ago) opinion about America on its 250th birthday seems so appropriate to recite. We are actually a “paradox”. The US is both a young, brash nation AND the world’s oldest continuous democracy. The USA is a country that needs to renew itself every four […]

As we move into the second quarter of 2026, the transactional conversations we are having feel more purposeful than they did this time last year. Companies that spent 2025 in evaluation mode appear to be making decisions now. The questions being asked are more intentional around strategy and execution. Executives want to know about workforce […]

It seems like the ultimate hypocrisy is to provide misinformation or an inappropriate description (on purpose) on a topic that is paramount in every American citizen’s life. Through the years, promoters of socialism have developed the word “capitalism” to describe America’s current economic system in a derogatory way. But, of course, when you allow others […]

Last year, many federal regulations were reduced in an effort by the Administration to give developers greater flexibility and remove some of the constraints that had slowed projects in the past. While this shift was intended to encourage growth and investment, it has also caused concerns in some areas about maintaining appropriate levels of oversight. […]

As we move into the first quarter of 2026, the industrial market across our parks feels more settled. The urgency and uncertainty of the past year have eased, and clearer decision-making has taken its place. Companies are no longer just reacting to change. They are planning for what comes next. Intentional Decision-Making Across Markets Across […]

I am not sure about you, but my reading has taken a decided turn for the worst (based on variety). It is true that terrorist and shooters are too much of the news! But, what is consuming my reading time is continuous announcements of AI developments. Not only Google, Meta, and Amazon have almost monthly […]

In 2025, we predicted a strong push to re-shore manufacturing to US shores with Trump’s tariff plan unfolding. The legal uncertainties still swirling around the tariff policies has bridled back the expected demand for re-shoring. There has been another push by the Trump administration to “win the AI race” with China. This is a laudable […]