Mr. Jeff Williamson

Jeff Williamson, president of Republic Real Estate Advisors, serves as the brokerage and real estate developer for Baer Enterprises, which owns about 14 acres in the Park of Commerce. Mr. Williamson said he and his client have been approached by multiple racing teams wanting smaller warehouse facilities in the park. "These racing teams have a lot of stuff and need a home base to store and work on their equipment," Mr. Williamson said, anticipating the park will have a track-driven component in the future."But there hasn't been enough interest to actually start a project yet," he said, noting most of the teams want to own, not lease, the space and want the spaces built out in too short a time frame.

Republic President Jeffrey Williamson said bringing a user of the agency's caliber has been a goal since the land was purchased in November 2003.