Real Talk

The sleepy town of Taylor, Texas, is soon to become a hub of manufacturing activity. Samsung’s 1,200-acre chip manufacturing plant becomes operational in 2026 and KDC is marketing land next door for Taylor HQ. Click to read why Central Texas is the place to be.

Steve Van Amburgh is a guest on Chris Powers' The Fort Podcast. They discuss the process for developing corporate campuses for the likes of State Farm; the state of the office and construction market; working with cities and municipalities as a developer; and more. Click here to listen.

Remember a couple of years ago when the CRE industry could not develop speculative industrial projects fast enough to meet the demand? Then interest rates shifted and other challenges bubbled up. Now we are in a slight cooling-down period, according to KDC’s Eric Hage, and companies are now looking at a build-to-suit industrial strategy that is a good solution in today’s market. Read Eric’s thoughts about the move from spec to build-to-suit industrial development.

The year 2024 marks three decades during which JPMorgan Chase has been active in North Louisiana. And the company has another reason to celebrate this year, as developer KDC launched construction in early July on a 50,000-square-foot Operations Center in the region.

Read the June 2024 Issue of KDC's Newsletter, Developing for the Future.