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Market Tales x WCBC: Missoula, MT with Kelsey Ward

This Market Tales × WCBC special, recorded live at CBC Global Conference 2026, features Kelsey Ward in conversation with Ashley Wilson on agility, influence, and next-gen CRE leadership — plus an exclusive Women of CBC lightning round with Jenna Hille. Kelsey’s path from architect to broker is anything but linear — she brings a rare design-meets-dealmaker perspective to creative financing, adaptive reuse, and what it means to build a career and a reputation at the same time in commercial real estate.

Industrial Insights

AI Buildout

Artificial intelligence has pushed data centers to the center of the commercial real estate conversation. Capital continues flowing into digital infrastructure as cloud providers and technology firms race to expand computing capacity. Development pipelines are growing across major markets, and investors increasingly treat the sector as one of the most attractive areas of institutional real estate.

Industrial Insights

The Geography of Corporate Investment

Corporate expansion decisions leave a visible footprint. When companies build manufacturing plants, logistics hubs, data centers or office campuses, they are making long-term bets on labor markets, infrastructure, operating costs and regulatory environments. Taken together, those decisions form one of the clearest indicators of where commercial real estate demand will emerge next.

Industrial Insights Mixed Use Office Space Retail

Triple Net Leasing

At first glance, triple-net (NNN)-leased properties are a perfect investment solution for those less experienced in or knowledgeable about commercial real estate — the tenant pays for nearly everything and does nearly all the work. And for many landlords, these investments provide an alternative to bonds — a stable, passive income that allows owners to diversify their investments without the responsibilities of leasing and property management.