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Construction job growth increased 5.7% in 2016 before falling to 4.8% in 2017. The Chapman economists said the decline in construction job growth last year was due to a drop in the number of residential permits.
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Bisnow Q&A: IOTAS' Founder Scé Pike, One Of Bisnow's Power Women
When IOTAS CEO and Bisnow Power Woman Scé Pike founded her company a couple of years ago, she saw an opportunity to disrupt the multifamily housing industry.
With her background in technology, her goal was to incorporate technology into a rapidly changing multifamily industry and attract a new generation of millennials and other renters to smart apartments, units that feature door and motion sensors, temperature control and more.
Since founding the company, Pike has delivered SoCal smart apartments in Downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Orange County, she said.
Pike spoke with Bisnow about her company's work and what it is like being a woman in the underrepresented fields…
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Cost To Rebuild Homes In Southern California Wildfires Could Reach Billions In Worst-Case Scenario
As firefighters continue to contain the wildfires that consumed several areas across Southern California, a real estate data firm said in a worst-case scenario, the potential cost of destroyed homes, businesses and other structures could reach the multibillions.
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5 Stores On One Block? Fraud Suit Brings Scrutiny To Clustered Mattress Firm Locations
As retailers close en masse across the country, Mattress Firm has expanded aggressively, with 1,500 new stores since 2010. The retailer's fraud allegations against the men making its real estate decisions have raised new questions about the company's aggressive growth.
Retailers have been shuttering locations by the hundreds across the country, but mattress stores, and Mattress Firm in particular, have aggressively grown. As retailer bankruptcies like Blockbuster and RadioShack have piled up, Mattress Firm has often been willing to fill their vacant storefronts. As a result, the company's locations appear in dense clusters all across America.
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Economists React To November Jobs Report On Twitter
The U.S. added 288,000 jobs in November, the country's 86th consecutive month of job growth, as the country's unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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4 Of The Largest Holiday Pop-Up Markets In America
Across the country, cash registers are ringing as the holiday shopping season is well underway. The Christmas season brings with it unique pop-up retail opportunities that turn public space into entertainment and shopping destinations.
Here are four of the largest and most popular holiday markets in America.
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