Stein Koss, principal with Phoenix-based Lee & Associates,says the fact that the park at the junction of Burns and Petersroads is rail-served has already spurred interest among potentialusers. Nineteen acres are under contract to a user planning todevelop its own facility, says Koss, who is marketing the land forthe Scottsdale, AZ-based developer.

"The big issue on this whole thing is that we have rail that therailroad will serve," Koss explains to GlobeSt.com. He adds thatroughly 120 to 130 acres near interstates 8 and 10 have access toUnion Pacific Railroad tracks.

Koss says that Casa Grande is proving attractive to developersand users because of its growth, labor pool and relatively fastpermitting process. He says the affordable housing market hasboomed because the city has a lower cost of living. "Severalhundreds of people live in Casa Grande and work in the Phoenixmetro area," he says.