As published by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel have been an industrial real estate broker in Milwaukee for more than 35 years. I have seen firsthand the decline and deterioration of many large, older industrial buildings after their prior occupants either moved or shut down operations. The assessed value and consequently the taxes due continued a downward spiral over a period of many years. Several years ago, I began to show some of Milwaukee’s older buildings to Frank Crivello. Over a period of time, he bought ... Read More

As published in NREI The global pandemic has been incapacitating international supply chains since early 2020 and continues to cause frequent delays from international suppliers. Hostile trade relations between the United States and China had been brewing even before COVID-19 hit, accelerating a reshoring trend. Reshoring involves relocating manufacturing assets to the United States from China; more universally, it can include sourcing alternative suppliers in the United States or North America instead of Asia. For several years, reshoring efforts have been gaining momentum and manufacturing ... Read More