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Why Does Industrial Gravitate to Houston?

In this EXCLUSIVE, Robert McGee recently discussed why Houston is attracting industrial giants such as Dräger and Bauer Manufacturing, firms that are increasingly serving as the backbone of the local economy.

By Lisa Brown | Updated on February 13, 2018

Robert McGee McGee says there are three main reasons that companies are choosing Houston.

HOUSTON—Growth in the industrial market continues to increase as the backbone of the Houston economy. Indeed, global companies such as Dräger and Bauer Manufacturing are relocating to the metro in greater numbers.

In this exclusive, Robert McGee, principal at Lee & Associates–Houston, who specializes in industrial, land and investment brokerage, recently discussed why Houston is attracting these industrial giants. In the process, he provided three reasons to support that claim.

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