A M King Completes Expansion for Cheney Brothers, Inc. in Statesville, NC
A M King, a fully integrated Design-Build firm, has completed a large-scale expansion project for Cheney Brothers, Inc.’s distribution center located on a 30-acre site within the Statesville (N.C.) Business Park. The 169,338-square-foot cold storage addition, which brings the total building size to 265,000 square feet, allows Cheney Brothers to expand its refrigeration capabilities in…
Industrial Demand to Remain Level as Economy Steadies
According to the NAIOP Industrial Space Demand Forecast, First Quarter 2019 the forecast for net industrial space demand will remain steady in 2019 at approximately 57 million square feet per quarter for 2019. Dr. Hany Guirguis of Manhattan College and Dr. Joshua Harris of New York University report that industrial demand will be off to…
Self-Storage New Construction on the Rise in 2017
New construction of self-storage facilities is on the rise, with approximately 900 facilities expected to be constructed in 2017 – a 50% increase on the 600 new projects constructed last year, according to the latest research from CBRE. Dallas is expected to see the most new construction this year, with an estimated 49 projects and…
Amazon’s Announces Renewable Energy Plans
Amazon today announced a new initiative to generate clean energy by installing solar panels on its fulfillment facilities around the world. The company plans to deploy large-scale solar systems on rooftops of more than 15 fulfillment and sortation centers in the U.S. this year and is planning to deploy solar systems on 50 fulfillment and…
