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Greg Ruthven featured in the Business Observer

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1) Where is Lakeland, Florida located?

Lakeland, Florida is conveniently located 30 miles to Tampa and 40 miles to Orlando, making it a central hub along the I-4 corridor. Lakeland offers easy access to I-75, Polk Parkway (570), Florida Turnpike, U.S. Hwy 27, the Port of Tampa, and CSX rail hub. There are also two international airports nearby, as well as over 11 million people within a 100-mile radius of Lakeland, Florida.

2) Why choose The Ruthvens?

The Ruthvens have been in business for over 50 years, and are known as the premier Central Florida Warehouse Developers. Local management allows

Recent Lakeland Industrial Market Report Indicates Opportunity Exists for Finding a Warehouse to Rent

Empty-Warehouse-177112123 Now might be the perfect time for finding a warehouse to rent in the Lakeland, FL area, according to recent reports. Cushman and Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, recently released their Q1 “Industrial Snapshot” of the Lakeland-area market data. For those looking for industrial warehouse space, there appears to be an opportunity for the approximately 8 million people who live within a 125-mile radius of Lakeland.

According to the report, the overall vacancy rate in the Lakeland industrial market remained tight at 5.0%, up from the 3.3% recorded in

Commercial Warehousing Industry Shows Signs of Growth as Employment Rises

After the recent release of May employment numbers from the U.S. government, talk was somewhat doom-and-gloomy. Fortunately, there was one bright spot for those of us in the commercial warehousing industry. According to Joc.com, the report found that warehousing and storage businesses added approximately 3,000 jobs from April to May. That marks a 6.5% year-over-year increase, as well as the 29th straight month of job growth in the warehousing sector.In an economy that’s still teetering on the brink of recovery and/or imminent collapse — depending on who you’re talking to — those are exceptional

Remember: the Key Word in Hyperloop Transportation is Hype.

If you spent any time on the Internet this week, then you may have heard or seen the first field test of the much-hyped Hyperloop Transportation Technology in the desert outside Las Vegas. The Propulsion Open Air Test of Hyperloop One drew fawning coverage from the media, reminding us all once again that you can’t spell Hyperloop without the Hype.

Will Hyperloop Transportation Affect the Commercial Warehousing Industry?

On May 10, SupplyChain247 wrote a story about the test with the headline “Levitation Technology Could Revolutionize Transportation.” And perhaps it could. Hyperloop technology

3 Tips for Leasing a Warehouse

Leasing a warehouse can be a valuable and useful endeavor in commercial real estate development, distribution warehouse space, and for extra storage space. Overall, the industry for storage space and leasing a warehouse in the U.S. is worth an estimated $26 billion. Investment in commercial warehouse development has only been on the rise in recent years, too, with a lot of it coming in the form of what’s known as speculative building. In fact, approximately 62% of the 59 million square feet under construction by the end of the third quarter in 2013 was being constructed without signed tenants.

If you’re considering grabbing up one

F-22 Lands with Ruthven Warehouse in background.

What a great shot of this F-22 landing at Sun N Fun with the new Ruthven warehouse in the background. One of the newest buildings in The Ruthven’s portfolio, 2825 Drane Field Road is located directly across the street from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, home of the Sun N Fun Fly-In each year. So, not only do we have a fantastic new tilt wall

Warehousing and You — There’s Never Been a Better Time to Hunt For Great Leasing Opportunities

When someone says “warehouse,” you probably think of a big, empty space indoors. But the industry surrounding the warehousing of items in America is anything but empty. In fact, it’s growing at a virtually unprecedented rate, which many are claiming they could have never seen coming. Even with the growing demand of our society for more space and more usable storage facilities, the growth rate the industry has boasted is downright impressive

Between 1990 and 2003, for example, over 4 billion square feet of industrial warehouse space was constructed to meet America’s burgeoning storage needs. That’s no small number, by

We are thrilled to have our founder, Joe P. Ruthven, featured as a Lakeland Legend in the latest issue of The Lakelander Business.

Take a few minutes to read the article titled, “$100 Down” and learn how this entrepreneur got his start in Lakeland and built a successful business from the ground up. His motto, an our company’s motto is “We do everything we can to help our customers get started. Our goal is to help our clients grow and prosper, because when they succeed, we succeed.”

6 Important Factors to Consider Before Signing a Warehouse Lease

If you are in the process of finding a warehouse to rent for storage or distribution purposes, you are in good company. Almost every single product that is manufactured in the U.S., exported and imported in the U.S., or put into the retail market in the U.S. is stored in the warehouse at some point in its life. The warehouse leasing industry is so massive that it is worth about $26 billion. It’s the foundation that supports much of our retail industry.

There are so many people in need of warehousing and distribution space that the commercial warehousing capacity in