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Why the heck are there so many new warehouses going up? If you've been driving up I-75 lately, you probably noticed something.

Warehouses are popping up everywhere, Westchester, Monroe, up towards Dayton and Columbus, and even the old Cincinnati Mills site in Forest Park is being repositioned into industrial development.

So why is this happening? A lot of it comes down to location and demand.

Greater Cincinnati sits in a strategic location for companies that need manufacturing, stores, and moving product throughout the Midwest and across the country.

And today, our industrial vacancy remains relatively tight, which is why developers continue looking for opportunities to build.

But are we building too much? That's the question worth watching, because industrial development can mean more jobs, investment, and new life in underused properties, but it also has to make sense for the surrounding communities and infrastructure.

Wow.