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'They Know It's Time To Put Their Money Up'

Investors are looking for strategic bets. Could areas around ports be a prime spot for industrial developers?

By Jennifer LeClaire | Updated on October 05, 2017
Savannah was already the fifth-largest seaport according to volume in 2014. But the growth has continued. Savannah was already the fifth-largest seaport according to volume in 2014. But the growth has continued.

ATLANTA—Investors are looking for strategic bets. Could areas around ports be a prime spot for industrial developers?

Many industry watchers are saying yes. GlobeSt.com caught up with Frank Giantomasi, member of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC‘s Real Estate, Development and Land Use Group, to get his take the port-industrial real estate connection in part one of this exclusive interview.

GlobeSt.com: Do you see a surge in attention on ports, and what factors are driving that surge? 

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