AI Infrastructure Manufacturer Building 400K SF Projects In Pearland

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Applied Optoelectronics Inc. began construction on two adjacent projects in Pearland that will add nearly 400K SF of manufacturing capacity. 13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd. in Sugar Land AOI makes products that power the internet and artificial intelligence, including lasers, components, modules and equipment used in data centers and residences. The build-out of the properties at […]

Mamdani Releases Action Plan to Tackle Rental Ripoff Hearing Findings – Commercial Observer

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration released a report Thursday morning detailing what it gleaned from the so-called Rental Ripoff hearings and what it plans to do about some of the most pervasive issues experienced by tenants and landlords. Complaints expressed during the hearings didn’t stray far from expectations, with 16 percent of the 2,400 participants complaining […]

Banks are automating GenAI testing, but scope varies widely

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Banks are automating GenAI testing, but scope varies widely – Risk.net Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Risk Benchmarking: LLM-as-judge offers model testing at scale, but few lenders use it to facilitate autonomous sign-off This piece is part of a series benchmarking bank model risk management practices. Risk Management subscribers can view […]

Asian tech stocks slide as AI rally unwinds, oil set for biggest weekly gain since April

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Asian tech stocks slide as AI rally unwinds, oil set for biggest weekly gain since April !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

Oil steady despite fresh wave of strikes across Gulf, Iraq and Iran

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Oil steady despite fresh wave of strikes across Gulf, Iraq and Iran !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !“#$%&‘()*+,–./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}

Southern California Retail Investment Jumps 62% in First Half of 2026 – Commercial Observer

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Even though less retail space is changing hands in Southern California, commercial real estate investment firms are still pouring a lot more into the asset class so far in 2026. Thanks to slow construction and improving sentiment, retail investment sales hit $3.52 billion during the first six months of the year in Los Angeles, Orange […]

New York Makes Landlords Deal With Padlocked Cannabis Shops

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When New York enacted a law to create a legal cannabis industry, it took nearly two years to set it up. The first legit dispensary didn’t open until December 2022, and things continued to move like molasses. Aggressive entrepreneurs rushed into the void. Smoke shops popped up across New York City, with many of them […]

Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of July 17, 2026

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JLL announced the appointment of Ann MacDiarmid as executive vice president, retail corporate services, where she will serve as transaction management practice lead. Based in Chicago, MacDiarmid is responsible for overseeing and growing JLL’s transaction management service offering within retail corporate services, including leading the transaction management team, serving as a direct point of contact […]

Fed officials mishandled sensitive information: Watchdog report

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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building during a renovation.Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg Processing Content Key insight: The Federal Reserve Board’s policies on handling sensitive information failed to prevent critical data and reports from being shared with Chinese intelligence officers.  Expert quote: “The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s insider risk management activities do not […]

Spotex Wires Crypto Into Its FX Venue With Joseph Tuccio Hire

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