There are signs of recovery this spring as designers in sectors for manufacturing and telecommunications see renewed, although cautious, activity in markets.
“There is more tire-kicking going on, more proposals are going out, and there is generally more activity in the markets this year,” says Mike Yungerman, vice president of real estate development at Chicago-based Opus North Corp. “There are the first signs of a recovery and a lot of optimism right now, but we don’t expect that to hit our bottom line for another six months to a year.”