Unadorned warehouse space has never been the glamour showcase of commercial real estate. However, an unexpected but logical outcome of the Internet revolution has been the growth of e-commerce, along with the consumer's demand for the rapid delivery of retail...
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Business law attorneys may help in government contract procedures
Business law practitioners in Texas and elsewhere often assist their business clients in obtaining and processing government contracts. Business law transactions dealing with government contracts is an active area where businesses of all sizes often need legal...
Commercial real estate industry may face labor shortages
As the commercial real estate industry in Texas and elsewhere struggles with how to keep a workforce in coming decades due to the mass retirement of baby boomers, the government is set on a course of immigration restrictions. The effect of that policy may be to reduce...
Business transactions include the sale of subsidiary companies
Most prominent industries in Texas, including the supermarket industry, must at times adapt to changing technologies and market trends to stay relevant and keep up with a changing landscape. Recently, one supermarket giant, Kroger, announced that it is considering...
Mergers and acquisitions are critical business transactions
The process of conducting and completing mergers and acquisitions in Texas and elsewhere is a weighty one. It requires the right attention to communications techniques both within and outside of the corporation. Indeed, some corporate teams exist solely to handle the...
Business transactions often include specialty purchases
A major aspect of commercial transactions in Texas and globally involves the acquisition of business entities by other entities. In such business transactions, big companies often buy smaller companies, or a specialized segment of another company, to fill a perceived...
Aging Malls Present Challenges And Opportunities
Online shopping is often blamed for the demise of the American mall. And while the shift away from traditional retail environments in favor of laptop browsing has indeed thrown the mall model into crisis, some argue that part of the problem lies with developers who...
Will Hurricane Harvey Change The Rules Of Development In Houston?
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the booming Houston real estate market has some reckoning to do. Damaged properties must be demolished or rebuilt, which will, at least temporarily, tax the availability of construction workers for new builds. The subsequent demand for...
The commercial real estate industry joins the digital marketplace
The ever-changing technological revolution is changing the face of the commercial real estate industry worldwide, nationwide and in Texas. Online marketing will continue to grow exponentially, but this is not expected to detract from the all-important need to retain...
Contract disputes and compulsory arbitration, P.2
Previously, we began looking at the use of compulsory arbitration to resolve contract disputes. Last time, we briefly looked at a dispute in the oil and gas telecommunications sector in which the parties will be making use of arbitration at the end of next month.It...

