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Airports Growing in Importance for Industrial Users

CHICAGO—The growing desire among consumers to get their online purchases delivered fast means the importance of airport-adjacent properties should continue to increase. 

chi-hsa (2) Commerce Farms V, a 652,000-square-foot speculative industrial building being developed by Chicago-based HSA Commercial at Commerce Farms Business Center in suburban Nashville.

CHICAGO—The rise of e-commerce has given an incredible boost to the nation’s logistics sector. Developers are in the midst of a historic construction boom, which so far shows no sign of ending. And the submarkets that stand to benefit the most from this explosive growth are the ones with the best transportation infrastructure. Increasingly, that means properties with quick access to airports.

“There is no better place to be,” Bob Smietana, chief executive officer of HSA Commercial Real Estate, tells GlobeSt.com. And the growing desire among consumers to get their online purchases delivered fast means the importance of airport-adjacent properties should continue to increase.    

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.

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