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Article: Lakeland, Fla.-based firm to sell warehouse space to tenants.
- Article from:
- The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
- Article date:
- October 16, 2004
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Byline: Rachel Pleasant
Oct. 16--LAKELAND, Fla. -- A warehouse is a warehouse is a warehouse.
Unless your last name is Ruthven.
The Ruthvens is a Lakeland-based company that started 40 years ago when Joe P. Ruthven built a 20,000square-foot warehouse in Eaton Park. Today it is launching a new approach to bigbox construction.
It's called the warehouse condo.
For years, The Ruthvens only leased space to its tenants.
But after a trip to South Florida, Greg Ruthven, Joe P. Ruthven's son and the company president, noticed signs advertising the condo concept. He checked into it and soon realized for himself the potential ...