JLL recently released its list of top 18 distribution markets. Markets from New Jersey, to Southeast Texas, to Florida and Minneapolis made the list. In addition, five West Coast markets made the cut. In this exclusive Q&A, GlobeSt.com chats with an industry source from one of the West Coast industrial markets that made the cut—the Rocky Mountain Region.
GlobeSt.com: Please describe one factor that makes your market a top distribution market:
TJ Jaroszewski, JLL Senior Research Manager (Rocky Mountain Region): Geographical location (isolation: Denver's the most populous city within 575-mile radius) makes it a natural selection for locating a distribution center. The region plays a key part in the transfer of consumer goods and raw materials throughout the US, and it is crisscrossed by five major interstates, providing movement of goods and raw materials in every different direction. Transport companies are able to reach the west coast within a 24- to 48- hour timeframe. Nearly to the exact same minute and mile, Denver sits midway between two of the nation's largest three industrial markets—Chicago and Los Angeles.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
