Phil Hawkins, CEO of DCT Industrial Trust (NYSE: DCT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Hawkins said the company’s prospects for growth are helped by being at a “great time” in the market cycle. DCT Industrial hopes to push up both rents and occupancy rates to boost internal growth, according to Hawkins.