BISNOW Phoenix
Sponsored by Bjerk
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the BISNOW Phoenix Industrial & Manufacturing Outlook brought the Valley’s industrial community to the Embassy Suites Phoenix Biltmore. Bjerk Builders was there as an official event sponsor, and Bjerk Builders CEO and Owner Nate Lowrie joined the BISNOW Phoenix stage as a panelist.
Developers, investors, brokers, engineers, economic development leaders and builders spent the morning on one question: as Phoenix grows into a national manufacturing and distribution hub, what comes next for industrial real estate? For Bjerk Builders, the answer starts with the tenant.
Bjerk Builders on stage:
Speed to Occupancy
Nate Lowrie, CEO & Owner, Bjerk Builders
John DiVall, Partner, Panattoni Development Company
Josh Tracy, SVP, Ryan Companies
Zach Hilgart, Geographic Discipline Leader Civil/Site, Colliers Engineering & Design
Panattoni and Ryan spoke to where and why developers build. Colliers Engineering & Design covered the site and civil work behind every project. Bjerk Builders represented the contractor who turns a shell into a space a tenant can move into and run a business from.
Bjerk Builders is known as Arizona’s tenant improvement contractor, so Nate gave the BISNOW Phoenix audience a field-level view. A great location or configuration is only half the story. The tenant experience is decided by what happens inside the walls, and how quickly it happens.
That view connects to themes heard across the BISNOW Phoenix program:
- Speed to occupancy wins leases.
- Configuration must fit the operation.
- Tenant needs should shape development
Thank You BISNOW Phoenix
Thanks to Emily Ganem and our fellow panelists for a great conversation, our fellow sponsors, and everyone who joined us at the Biltmore. Phoenix’s industrial market is changing fast, and Bjerk Builders is proud to help build what comes next.
How Bjerk is BUILT DFFRNT
In a market absorbing new supply, the buildings that lease are often the ones that can be tenant ready fastest. Bjerk Builders shortens that path with preconstruction planning, trade coordination and in-house framing, drywall and electrical crews.
If Nate’s take on ownership, accountability and doing the job right resonated with you at BISNOW Phoenix, there is more every week. In his BUILT DFFRNT series, Nate shares lessons on leadership, perseverance and growth from his own life and career.
