Rick Watkins formed Watkins & Company, Inc. in 1990 after obtaining his real estate salespersons license and working in real estate for more than 15 years. His experience includes most facets of commercial real estate development, brokerage and planning. Mr. Watkins holds ownership positions in a majority of the projects developed or under development. While the company mission is stated to be “long term ownership of high quality warehouse and industrial properties”, Mr. Watkins has been involved in retail, multi-family, office, residential, entertainment and master planned communities. Mr. Watkins recently completed renovation of a historic structure utilizing historic tax credits and tax increment financing. His ability to understand complex real estate developments has been well demonstrated. He has completed the CCIM coursework, is a member of ULI and a developer associate of SIOR. Prior to his emphasis in development, he was consistently a top producer as a commercial real estate broker and named Top Real Estate Agent in Johnson County in 1987.