Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Office | June 29, 2021

West Coast Logistics Startup Will Open Fulton Market Office

Encinitas, CA-based logistics startup Flock Freight will open a Chicago office in the Fulton Market District this fall. The company has hired industry veteran Chris Pickett, formerly of Coyote Logistics, as chief strategy officer, based in the Chicago office at 318 N. Carpenter St.

The 15,000-square-foot space will accommodate approximately 125 employees in the near term. The company said the new office intentionally positions its team in Fulton Market’s tech sphere rather than a traditional trucking hub to align with the way the company brands itself in the market.

“Attracting the likes of Chris, who could truly attain any position in the freight industry, demonstrates the trajectory of this business,” said Oren Zaslansky, CEO and founder of Flock Freight. “His experience watching the genesis of technology in freight coupled with his enthusiasm for our model will sharpen our focus on growth in the years to come.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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