Study Reveals Top Site Selection Factors
Highway access and the availability of skilled labor continue to battle it out as the top factors that determine where executives locate their business units. Availability of skilled labor grabbed the top spot in 2020 but highway access wins a narrow victory over the past five years. Labor costs consistently ranks in the top five. […]
Mericle Welcomes Summer Interns
Ireland Davies Stays for the Summer Ireland Davies, a writing major at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, is sharpening her writing skills as an intern at DiscoverNEPA. Powered by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services, DiscoverNEPA promotes the quality of life of the 10 counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania via customized videos, feature articles, a website and […]
Mericle Installs Industry’s Best Roofing System on its Buildings
The Butler MR-24 roof system that Mericle installs on its projects is far superior to the rubber roof typically found on hard wall buildings. In fact, according to a third-party study completed by the Metal Construction Association, the life of the MR-24 roof is 60 years. Butler Manufacturing™ reports that at a minimum, its roof […]
Organizing Around Teams:
A Next Gen Office Design Case Study
Q&A with Kelly Mericle
Blog Guest: Kelly Mericle, Owner of Kelly Mericle Design Challenge: Not enough team spaces for people to collaborate Solution: A modern office layout with a variety of different types of spaces that enable employees to un-tether from their desks and work collaboratively Kevin: Hi Kelly, thanks so much for taking the time to share your […]
5 Signs It’s Time To Right Size
“Intentional Serendipity Series” from Mericle Many business leaders are being forced to question whether or not they still need as much office space as they had pre-COVID. As we discussed in our last article – many leading firms are pursuing a hybrid model, where at least for certain company positions, the 5 day per week […]
How 10 Leading Firms are Implementing an Intentional Remote Work Strategy
“Intentional Serendipity Series” from Mericle As COVID vaccinations progress in NEPA, business leaders are being confronted with the difficult decision of how much remote work flexibility should be retained as on-going policy. In our previous articles, we’ve covered some of theory on the strengths and weaknesses of remote work. In this piece, we take that […]
Work From Home Can Kill Innovation, and What To Do About It
“Intentional Serendipity Series” from Mericle You’ve probably heard the old adage that “people don’t want a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole.” Many of us have accepted this simple lesson as a subtle reminder to sell the benefits of our products, and not the features. Frankly, our customers could care less about our products […]
Designing Your Workplace So That ‘Happy Accidents’ Become the Norm
“Intentional Serendipity Series” from Mericle We’re beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel with COVID – and it’s not an oncoming train, but instead a possible ‘degree of normality’ if vaccinations can bring about our new normal by the fall 2021.
Wren Kitchens to Open Manufacturing Facility in Hanover Township
Europe’s number one kitchen retail specialist, Wren Kitchens, is opening its first U.S. manufacturing facility and office in Hanover Industrial Estates, Hanover Township, Luzerne County. The project is expected to create approximately 360 jobs. The company has leased a 252,000 square foot industrial building at 1070 Hanover Street from Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services where […]
Toys for Tots
This week, we kicked off our seventh annual Mericle + Marine Corps Toys for Tots Challenge! Last year, our employees and 75 of our tenants collected 111 cartons of toys and raised $1,500. This year, we’re aiming to beat that. Stay tuned for updates! For more information, visit mericle.com/about-us/philanthropy/toys-for-tots. #cre #realestate #commercialrealestate #nepa #mericlegives #toysfortots