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Mission Avocados

A M King and Mission Produce Start Work on Largest Avocado Ripening and Processing Facility in the U.S.

July 6, 2020
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Integrated Design-Build firm A M King has begun construction of a 262,000-sf ripening and cold storage distribution center for Mission Produce, the world’s largest grower, packer, and shipper of Hass avocados. The new facility will be located in Laredo, TX at the Pinnacle Industry Center on 32.6 acres adjacent to the Rio Grande River and the Mexican Border. It will allow the company to capitalize on the continued popularity of its signature product in the nation’s busiest land port. Mission plans to initially hire 75 employees when the project is complete in May 2021.


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Study: Demand for smaller facilities is on the rise

Construction completions of light industrial warehouses smaller than 120,000 square feet have averaged 1% of the category’s overall stock since 1990.
October 10, 2019
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Light industrial properties have outperformed other property types over the past five years, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.
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Analysis: Demand surging for cold storage warehouses, but construction requirements pose challenges

The growth of online grocery sales has stoked demand for additional cold storage warehousing space in the United States.
October 1, 2019
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The growth of online grocery sales has stoked demand for additional cold storage warehousing space in the United States, but the cost and complexity of constructing cold storage facilities might make meeting that demand challenging, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.
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Report: Warehouse sector's construction rate supported by e-commerce demand

In-progress warehouse construction in the United States totaled 255 million square feet at the end of this year’s first quarter.
June 20, 2019
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Warehouse construction has reached unprecedented levels in the United States due to e-commerce demand, and conditions in many markets indicate that new supply can be leased up prior to construction completion or shortly thereafter, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.
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Research reveals cold storage industry likely to see demand for another 100M square feet from online grocery sales

Much of the cold storage sector’s growth is likely to occur in gateway markets like Los Angeles and the New York area as well as leading food production states, such as California, Washington, Florida, Texas and Wisconsin.
June 5, 2019
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The growth of online grocery sales has the U.S. market for cold storage warehouses poised for strong growth, potentially creating demand for up to 100 million square feet of industrial cold storage space over the next five years, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.
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Study: 40% of respondents plan to open new facilities in the next 5 years

Availability of skilled labor is ranked as the No. 1 site selection factor by respondents, followed by labor costs and highway accessibility.
April 5, 2019
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Despite an uncertain operating environment and continuing concerns about the availability of skilled labor, plans for new and expanded facilities are still on the horizon, according to “33rd Annual Corporate Survey and 15th Annual Consultants Survey,” produced by Area Development, Westbury, N.Y.
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