The commercial real estate development industry grew at the strongest pace since the economic recovery began in 2011, according to an annual report on the state of the industry released today by the NAIOP Research Foundation. The report, entitled “The Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate,” determined that the economic impact realized by the development process rose a significant 24.06 percent over the previous year, the largest gain since the market began to recover in 2011. Direct expenditures for 2013 totaled $124 billion, up from $100 billion the year before.

Hobbs addresses water and data centers in State of the State; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose comments
Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose, who represents many data center developers, tells RLGR: “As data centers have evolved to now use very little water, and




