Saturday, November 07, 2009

Chicago's Warehouse dreams derailed

Crain's Chicago Business reports:
Chicago's vision of a rich future as the nation's transportation and distribution hub has given way to a less-enviable distinction: home to the most vacant industrial space in the country.

A staggering 140 million square feet of warehouse and factory space stands vacant in the metropolitan area, roughly equal to all the office space in downtown Chicago.
An article well worth your time.