From our Designing the High Performing Workplace Thought Leader Partner, Gensler. In 2024, Gensler’s workplace research explored far beyond the question of office attendance or RTO to truly unpack the transformative power of workplace design. With less than a third of global workplaces redesigned post-pandemic, it’s time to rethink how and where work happens.

A 34 million, all-cash deal bought Walmart a Pittsburgh area mall – and the retail giant says that “it is very interested in being part of any future redevelopment of this site.”

Chicago-based United Airlines is looking to develop more than one million square feet of office space on a 113-acre parcel of land close to Denver International Airport for 6,000 of its employees.

Competition from Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has push OpenAI to accelerate the release of its new model, the o3-mini, and offer it to consumers who already use the free version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Chicago-based architectural and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings, and Mills (SOM) and Swiss-based energy storage company Energy Vault Holdings have entered a partnership that could accelerate energy conservation by turning skyscrapers into batteries.

From our CRE As A Strategy Leader Thought Leader Partner, Cushman & Wakefield. If you want to maximize every inch of your real estate, don’t miss the latest episode of the Team Around the Table podcast. Join Kay Barrett, Global Head of Space Management, Planning, and Occupancy, and Laura Bailey, Global Director of Spatial Analytics, as they delve into Space Management Planning & Occupancy (SPO)—where design and data combine to transform the way businesses utilize their workspaces.

From our Designing the High Performing Workplace Thought Leader Partner, Gensler. Beauty plays a crucial role in driving workplace performance, going beyond aesthetics to shape functionality and impact the employee experience.

Germany’s iconic automobile, Volkswagen, is considering cutting 35,000 jobs in Germany to better compete with cheaper global competition, including China.

Loro Piano, the Italian luxury cashmere brand, recently signed a 25,000-square-foot lease at LeFrak’s 40 West 57th Street in New York City’s Billionaire’s Row.

Consumer and market challenges are forcing Brown Forman Corp., the parent company to the iconic Jack Daniels, to make significant changes to its global operations.

Guest Post by Swatasiddha (Sid) Majumdar, CSP, Principal of Strategy, Unispace. A strong majority of organizations now consider workplace wellness technology a mission-critical investment, with AI-powered mindfulness solutions leading the transformation.

A new art installation redefines and broadens the idea of community by inviting people to discover connections they might not have noticed before.