Metropolitan Greenville is the first industrial community near Charleston, says Reeves. The actual warehouse is in Duncan, South Carolina, just outside of Greenville, which is roughly 200 miles from the port of Charleston, and close to I-95, I-85 and I-26, which are pluses, says Reeves.

In addition to logistics considerations, ResMed likes the fact that Spartanburg County will be offering tax credits once the company creates a certain number of jobs, says Constance Bienfait, director of investor relations at ResMed.

ResMed, which makes equipment for respiratory disorders, with a focus on sleep disordered breathing, chose its new distribution site in the Spartangreen industrial park between Spartanburg and Greenville. The 473,398-square foot warehouse was formerly occupied by BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. Although BMG Direct left in February, it bought out its lease, which was to run through March 31, 2011, because it no longer needed the space. The company had occupied the whole building, so even when ResMed moves in, the property, owned by Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., based in metro Atlanta, will be about 37% occupied.