How to rent a building in an area of the country no one wants?
I bought a great building on the Arkansas side of Memphis Tennessee to install an electronic waste recycling business. The grants the local county promised me for the business were shut down by a local politician with a backwards agenda. I'm now stuck with a 76,000 ft.² warehouse that is great for distribution, but I don't know how to let people know it exist. Any advice? (I own it outright and got it ready for use...Walmart rented it for few months recently out of luck for temporary storage while they expanded a store near there). 

I'm thinking it would be perfect for some company shipping from Chicago to Mexico or backwards. But I don't know how to look for those type of tenants?
[{"id": "d8v4f05", "text": "consider reaching out to other commercial-industrial brokers in the region. with rise in sameday shipping, I know Ecommerce companies are expanding warehouse space. ", "replies": [{"id": "d8v4x3k", "text": "They haven't been helpful (brokers).  Honestly they seem very uninterested, which is kind of surprising. Because I'm in Miami and everyone's interested in anything that has a percentage on it, Ha ha ha.", "replies": [{"id": "d8v59oe", "text": "Logistic companies have specific designs they prefer, maybe the lack of interest is because it's not optimized for shipping.. ", "replies": [{"id": "d8z3ws9", "text": "Can you explain more please what this means?", "replies": [{"id": "d8zkdth", "text": "If you advertised the space as a warehouse or shipment center, a logistics or commerce company may prefer a space with a certain layout to maximize truck-access. I also noted how amazon and other ecommerce companies are expanding their warehouse networks for faster delivery, which means your space could be in demand for such purpose.. ", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d8v4lf5", "text": "I've never dealt with a situation even close to this but my first and only thought would be to start calling brokers. Find one that has a good network and can help get it filled. It will obviously cost some money, but it's better than sitting empty. \n\nI know that a broker/management company is not always the best choice, but you seem to have a very niche building and may need some help. ", "replies": [{"id": "d8w14af", "text": "Exactly. A broker isn't going to work for free, but if they save you a few months of vacancy where you'd be earning zero, it's probably worth it.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d8vzrql", "text": "Three words: Korean Swap Meet", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d8w11sy", "text": "Hire a broker who knows all the likely tenants for that type of space in your geographic area?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d8zm6be", "text": "Can you supply us with an address?  Would certainly help to give you some ideas.", "replies": [{"id": "d90iiij", "text": "744 W Scott Street, Forrest City, AR 72135", "replies": [{"id": "d919man", "text": "Well, I see you pop on loopnet so that is a good start.  I don't know your market well but from looking at things you are priced at $4.00/sf/yr.  I see several buildings in a similar size range in Memphis priced around $1.00/sf-$2.00/sf, is there a reason that you feel you can get your number?\n\nYou can try direct marketing to tenants yourself but that is going to be a major task if you are aiming for national players.  Might not be a bad idea to contact industrial agents at Colliers, CBRE, NGKF, McKee &amp; Macfarland, and a few other firms based in Memphis to let them know about your space and that you have a potential location.  You could try listing with them, but for some reason I don't think you woudl prefer to go that direction.\n\nYou are not exactly close to Memphis... but you are not crazy far, maybe look at pricing yourself as a lower cost alternative for a local company looking for space in the Memphis area?\n\nGood luck!", "replies": [{"id": "d91ae05", "text": "It's the broker's ad. I asked him to lower it ($) today. \n\nIan attempting to reach out to truckers through unions hoping to find someone that can use it for distribution...like a LTL that needs a hub near there", "replies": [{"id": "d91vb87", "text": "Ah, I saw their ad too.  The size and price are different in each, you may want to get that corrected or clarified.\n", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d90ddjj", "text": "Do you have the building priced right? If there is no buzz than you don't have it at the right price. ", "replies": [{"id": "d90igxq", "text": "We just rented Walmart for three months for four dollars a square foot. We're willing to do two dollars a square foot, and get creative with a few months free rent on leases. I think our price is where it should be, I just think getting the information nationally is what is difficult. The local brokers are really not very useful.\n\nWe are trying to find a trucking, logistics, or distribution company to partner with. Someone that is a start up maybe and can't afford to buy a property to operate out of. We would provide the property, obviously they would provide the trucks and run the business.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d97ps8f", "text": "UPDATE: i have found a trucker with a few trucks to partner with.  They are going to use as a hub to work out of independently. He also has couple independent guys going in as well. We will provide the space and a mechanic for maintenance, then collect from them monthly a split of their load net.  Pretty excited to get it started!", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]