2026 State of the Economy

This joint event between IREM Northern Ohio and IFMA Northern Ohio welcomes Alec Pacella, CCIM, President of NAI Pleasant Valley as he provides a lively, honest and easy-to-understand analysis of our economic state locally, regionally and nationwide. Alec has a way of helping the audience understand with real industry examples and expressive charts and graphs. He takes the commercial real estate industry and turns it every which way to gain insight into what industry professionals should know to thrive during this turbulent time. This daunting topic is always easy to understand through Alec's thoughtful explanation and humorous insight. Start 2026 off right - join us for the IFMA/IREM Economic Forecast on February 1`7 to see what the year has in store for the industry.

February 17, 2026
8:00am light breakfast and networking
8:30am presentation

Location: INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Cleveland Education & Conference Center
4100 Rockside Road
Independence, OH 44131

Alec Pacella, CCIM
President
NAI Pleasant Valley
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Alec Pacella, CCIM, is the president of NAI Pleasant Valley in Akron, Ohio. During his 30 years in commercial real estate, he has negotiated industrial property transactions with companies like First Industrial Realty Trust, Grubb & Ellis, and The Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation.

Pacella has been a CCIM Institute instructor since 2008 and has been a guest lecturer at Youngstown State University and Cleveland State University. He's been recognized in the Midwest Real Estate News Hall of Fame, Crains Cleveland Business "40 Under Forty," and multiple NAIOP "Deal of the Year" awards.

He earned his bachelor's degree in geography and MBA in Finance from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio.

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