What area is your expertise? • Columbia, S.C. What trends do you see presently in retail development in your area? • Currently, there are several active types of development: Wal-Mart and Target anchored community centers ranging from 200,000 to 300,000 square feet Unanchored retail strips from 6,000 to 20,000 square feet Auto dealerships relocated from in town to suburban locations Additional home improvement locations Bank locations Fast food locations What type of retail product is doing well in your area? • All retail seems to be quite strong at this point Who are the active retail developers in your area? • Active retail developers are Fletcher Bright, WRS, Edens & Avant, Kahn Development, and Owen Development. Please name one or two significant retail developments in your area. What impact will these projects have on the market? • Village at Sandhill is a 1 million-square-foot lifestyle center in Northeast Richland County. It is being developed by Kahn Development of Columbia. This project has introduced the lifestyle center to the region and created a retail anchor in Columbia’s fastest growing suburb. • The Shoppes at White Knoll is a 250,000 square foot development that was recently completed in the Redbank submarket. WRS …