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ONTARIO, CA-A “dynamic shift in the consideration process ofoccupiers” from a decade ago is driving theindustrial market toward the eastern region of theInland Empire, away from infill areas toward open spaces that canaccommodate the large footprints of fulfillment and distributioncenters, says Jones Lang LaSalle’s EVPMike McCrary. He tells GlobeSt.com that areasincluding the Moreno Valley, San Bernardino, Redlands, Perris,Riverside and Colton are seeing large industrial growth as a resultof manufacturers’ and retailers’ increased online sales and theneed for state-of-the-art fulfillment centers to meet theirresultant distribution needs.

“We’re seeing an increase in the desired square footage of the[industrial] tenants, and one of the components is that there’savailable dirt and the opportunity to build aone-million-square-footer in the eastern part of the InlandEmpire,” says McCrary. “The western part of the Inland Empire—whereOntario was the epicenter—is becoming landlocked and an infillmarket, but there is a tremendous amount of growth happening in theeastern part.”