Majestic Realty to Develop 1M-SF Spec Industrial Building in Union City

Majestic Realty Co. has announced plans to develop a 1.1 million-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Union City. The building, which will be delivered by June 2021, kicks off the development of Majestic Airport Center V, the fifth phase of Majestic’s 12 million-square-foot Southside portfolio in the I-85 South corridor. The property is currently under construction, with a second speculative building at Majestic Airport Center V slated to kick off later...

Activity, leasing ramping up at Majestic Commercenter

Shamrock Foods has begun construction on its 1.3-million square-foot complex at Majestic Commercenter – part of more than 2 million sf of industrial warehouse and distribution activity at the nearly 1,600-acre master-planned business park at Interstate 70 and Tower Road, continuing east to E-470 in Aurora. Shamrock Foods’ new 116-acre facility will include its regional headquarters, distribution center and ancillary buildings. The distribution center will comprise...

Amazon announces new sorting center in Kyle, bringing more than 200 jobs

Online retailing giant Amazon announced Monday that it will open a sorting center in Kyle that will bring more than 200 jobs to the city south of Austin. The jobs are on top of 1,000 planned for a facility in Pflugerville that Amazon recently announced will open next year, as well as hundreds more that the Seattle-based company intends to add in the Austin-Round Rock region as it continues expanding here. Statewide, Amazon has more than 20,000 employees. Its...