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What’s that big building going up in your neighborhood? Odds are it’s a warehouse.
Nationally and locally, demand for warehouse space has been high. In the Portland metro area, vacancy rates for industrial space has declined and lease rates have gone up. This has encouraged developers to build even more facilities here.
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