Pittsburgh-based F.N.B. Corporation, a diversified financial services company and operator of the First National Bank of Pennsylvania, announced an expansion of its corporate headquarters with several modern amenities.

From our Workplace Design Thought Leader Partner, Gensler. Gensler's global research identifies what makes a high-performing workplace and what design factors matter most. In a global study of 16,000+ office workers in 15 countries and 10 industries Gensler uncovered that while work and employee expectations of the workplace have fundamentally changed, less than one third of workplaces have been redesigned in the last three years. That’s a missed opportunity! It’s time to reevaluate what matters most for workplace design.

Long time Wisconsin company, Stoughton Trailers, a leading global manufacturer of transportation equipment has embarked on a new corporate headquarters for its 200 office employees.

According to a report from Reuters, "Nearly one in ten properties owned by leading real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Asia-Pacific region may be at "high risk" of damage from climate change, particularly in coastal regions.”

From Our CRE as a Strategy Leader Thought Leader Partner, Cushman & Wakefield. Sal Companieh, Chief Digital & Information Officer, talks to Richard Middleton, President, International Client Delivery (Global Occupier Services), about technology, data, and people— highlighting the pivotal role that data and technology play in shaping corporate real estate operations and organizational strategy.

"Walmart Inc announced on Tuesday that it plans to cut hundreds of jobs at its corporate headquarters and relocate a majority of its U.S. and Canada-based remote workforce to three offices, a shift in strategy after initially endorsing virtual work during the pandemic,” reported Yahoo!

It may be the subject of federal legislation in the U.S. that would force a sale of the company, but in the meantime Tik Tok is taking on more office space, reports Propmodo.

From our Sustainability Thought Leader Partner, JLL. Companies on the quest for sustainable office design often face a cost conundrum that throws a wrench in their green office plans. More than half of market leaders surveyed by JLL in Asia Pacific (APAC) are actively pursuing sustainability design criteria in their offices, though one-third of them say that the decision to embrace sustainable design ultimately hinges on the overall project costs.

Tech firm TechSmith, which provides screen capture software and other worker productivity services, had been planning a virtual work-friendly workplace even before the pandemic hit. But the shift drove even more innovation and the development of more “zoom-friendly” work spaces at the Michigan headquarters, reports AVNetwork.com.

Electric vehicle maker Fisker is closing its Manhattan Beach, CA headquarters and has begun telling workers there that they would be transferred to the company’s site in La Palma, CA, reports Yahoo!

From Our CRE Service Delivery and Outsourcing Thought Leader Partner, EY. Intelligent facilities management (iFM) can enhance operations and workplace experiences. Successfully implementing iFM may pose challenges.

From our Workplace Agility Thought Leader Partner, MRI Software Every action that takes place in and around a building has the potential to create data – and lots of it. Information comes from leases, work orders, energy usage alarms, sensors, and more. The people that set foot on your property generate data points, also – badge data for employees, visitors, contractors, footfall analytics – the list goes on and on.