Great American will leave its 20,000-sf space at 7500 NW 25th St. in Miami and 7,000 sf at a third-party logistics space in Reno to quadruple its square footage at the DP Partners-developed LogistiPort. "We're accommodating for future growth," Jose Palma, technology manager and project manager for Great American's move, tells GlobeSt.com. The business is expected to move in this November after tenant improvements are completed.

Coincidentally, the company will be sharing the 365,000-sf warehouse at LogistiPort with another distributor that has moved from the Miami market—Dole Packaged Foods LLC. As reported by GlobeSt.com, Dole signed for 166,000 sf within the same building in late June to serve as a distribution center for packaged fresh fruit and vegetables, replacing a similar facility in Miami.

"Being in Miami, you lose a day in transit time getting out of Florida," says Palma. "Savannah is a more central location for shipping, the price per sf is about a third and the economic development authority has a good infrastructure that helps businesses move here," he adds.