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...“Bottom line: supply is short, demand is returning to affordable offerings, and builders will need to produce more homes to fill the void,” Lennar executive chair Stuart Miller said on the Miami-based builder...
...Over the past decade, 1.1mn plots with planning permission have not been built upon, claims the Local Government Association....
...“We were very nervous at the time about Scotland going independent and what that might mean from a tax perspective,” he says....
...“Malaysia benefited quite a bit from this diversification of the supply chain,” said Ng, who is also chair of the Semiconductor Fabrication Association of Malaysia....
...He also argues that it is time for climate campaigners to focus less on the “supply” side of the energy equation and put more emphasis on the “demand” side....
...More than 100 independent ski resorts now participate in a rival season pass programme called the Indy Pass, which styles itself as an alternative to the Epic Pass....
...housing supply, helping to keep stalled projects going and aiming to diversify the market....
...“If they start looking at theatrical, then over the next 12 to 18 months we could get to a point where we have a stronger movie supply than we did before the pandemic.”...
...In the US, the National Association of Home Builders releases its September housing market index; supply chain issues have driven eight consecutive monthly declines....
...Africa’s biggest independent data centre builder is being bought by a US operator in a deal valuing the company at $3.5bn, as global investors race to take advantage of the explosive growth of internet use...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on December 8 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...CO2 is a niche resource generated as a byproduct from industries with independent supply and demand dynamics, which is a big part of the problem, despite its key role in the food industry and other sectors...
...Break-even for builders on a two-bedroom apartment is €450,000, according to a recent report by Trinity College Dublin economist and housing expert Ronan Lyons....
...This driver supply crisis was caused by a “perfect storm”, said Steve Garelick, a regional organiser at union GMB, who struck a deal with Uber in May to represent drivers....
...Independent oil refiners Marathon, Phillips 66 and HollyFrontier are also pursuing projects. Some oil companies are adding agricultural processing to their assets....
...These include steps such as changing leadership, implementing a first-ever committee structure, and increasing the number of independent directors....
...Thomas Cueni, director-general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, says it is up to governments with surplus doses like the US, UK, EU and Canada to make sure...
...Industry associations and construction companies said that unless urgent steps were taken, work on some projects might slow this summer....
...Builders are pressed to find skilled construction workers. Planning restrictions choke new home building that would increase supply to damp price rises....
...The potential is massive for any company that can consolidate the supply chain and become a “super distributor”, replacing thousands of small, independent operators....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 5 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...“Broadly, building more homes is going to be good, but it won’t change overall affordability,” said Neal Hudson, an independent housing analyst....
...In the US print book sales are up more than 20 per cent since a low in 2013, bringing in more than $6bn a year, according to the Association of American Publishers....
...As well as undertaking upgrades, consumers were also repurposing parts of their homes for work and study, said Robert Dietz, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders....
...Mr Hamm chairs the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance, a group of smaller oil companies and state-level industry associations....
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