Rendering of 33 Logistics Park 1611, Easton, PA

PHILADELPHIAThe Eastern Pennsylvania Big-Box/Logistics Market posted strong gains across most submarkets so far this year, according to Colliers International's Industrial Logistics & Transportation Solutions Mid-Year Outlook.

Led by the Lehigh Valley/I-78 Submarket, where overall growth topped 8 percent year to date, the performance contributed significantly to overall market growth of more than three percent. This level of growth would rank the Eastern PA Region as one of the most-rapidly growing markets in the US.

The Colliers report examines influencing factors in six major North American distribution markets for industrial properties 300,000 square feet or larger. Colliers' analysis suggests that supply chain modernization—which is still in its infancy—and positive e-commerce sector growth continue to bolster the US industrial real estate market, particularly big-box, which is experiencing a record number of tenants in the market.

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