Auto Manufacturing Boom Benefits These Cities

ATLANTA—New Jersey Governor Chris Christie did his level best to keep Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) in his state. But despite the Republican governor’s efforts the German car giant its moving its corporate headquarters to Atlanta. Of course, Atlanta is not the only Southeast city benefiting from the manufacturing boom, but it’s getting its fair share as the industrial market continues to gain momentum in the state.

GlobeSt.com caught up with Michael B. Dodds, senior managing director at Integra Realty Resources, to get his thoughts on the dominant commercial real estate trends and sectors in the Southeast in part one of this exclusive interview. Be sure to come back to this afternoon’s Atlanta edition for part two, in which Dodds will discuss the strongest and weakest Southeast cities.