Underutilized space is all around us. Rather than sitting on their hands, creative building managers are rolling up their sleeves and finding ways to put this space to work for them. Whether it's opening a co-working space in a restaurant during the day when business is slow, or repurposing an old department store or mall to be used as a school, these spaces are changing the way we think of how facilities can be used

When you need to ship materials across the country or around the world, who do you call? Companies must consider a variety of different factors when they answer this question. What if something goes wrong? Are there enough truck drivers to accommodate our needs?

The future of retail is bright, according to industry analysts Stephanie Sullivan and Tony D’Onofrio. Both agree that the economy is driving the retail boom, especially the fantastic holiday sales. However, innovation is also acting as a major disruptor. What this means for the retail industry as a whole, as well as specific sectors within the industry, are investigated in these two fascinating interviews.

This week's episode of the MarketScale Sports & Entertainment podcast opens with some evidence that NFL hasn't slipped as much in terms of popularity has many have tried to claim. We have the numbers to illustrate why the NFL is still king when it comes to viewership in the United States.

As we enter a new year, what does the future hold for the hospitality industry? Today's episode of the MarketScale Hospitality Podcast takes a look at how hotels will continue to drive forward in 2019. From a new way to look at the lobby to the lessons that independent hotels can teach the big chains, there a multitude of ways that hotels can continue to grow in the new year.

Turning the calendar over to a new year is an excellent opportunity to look forward and consider what the future holds. The transportation industry is evolving rapidly and big changes could be on the horizon in 2019. On this episode of the Transportation podcast, correspondent Elmer Guardado joins the show to preview some of the trends we can expect to see in the coming year.

This week's show also features a conversation our correspondent Scott Sidway had with Patrick Kennedy, an urban designer and member of the Dallas Rea Rapid Transit board. At a time when cities are building bigger highways and creating more infrastructure for cars, Kennedy has a radical idea: tear a highway in Dallas, TX down. He argues that the removal of this section of highway would help Dallas reduce traffic, thrive economically, and more. Maybe this idea isn't so radical after all?

What is trending in the market for fixed but flexible screens, for both the consumer and commercial customer? In both cases, screens are catching on as the aesthetic and functional solution for improved business and lowered energy costs. Take the restaurant industry for example; they enjoy the retractable, motorized version replacing a previous manual process. The restaurant industry has seen a huge return on the investment of enclosing their patio areas; in the summer, guests are protected from bugs, and in the colder months, vinyl shades create an area that remains warm, allowing restaurants to keep patios open year-round.

Technology and healthcare are intersecting in ways never before seen. This technology is changing the way we think about how healthcare is being administered and what the future of the industry will look like. On this episode of the MarketScale Healthcare Podcast, we take a look at how education needs to change to include technological advancements and learn about a better way to check symptoms online.

Have you ever had one of those conversations that you were enjoying so much that you didn't realize how much time had passed? That's what it was like to talk to Erin Patton about his days working with Michael Jordan and what he's doing now with AMPlifi Sports. The conversation went longer than we initially anticipated so we decided to release it as a bonus episode for people to enjoy it its entirety.

It's that time of the year when the retail industry gets put under the microscope. Shopping malls are bustling and online marketplaces are full of shoppers. Technology is pushing the customer experience forward like never before. On this week's episode of the MarketScale Retail podcast, we took a look at some of the big trends of 2018 and what might be coming down the road in 2019.