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Development & Capital Projects October 6, 2026

What Makes a Capital Project? (And What the Forecast Can’t Tell You)

A five- or ten-year forecast identifies individual capital needs. The owner still has to decide which ones belong together. The five-year forecast placed lighting in…

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