KNAUSS JOINS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER SOUTHSTAR

Ralph Knauss, Director of Entitlement and Construction, Southstar LLC, Franklin, Tennessee, brings 25 years of real estate entitlement and construction experience to the development company, Southstar.  Knauss specializes in Retail Shopping Center Development, delivering in excess of 10,000,000 square feet of leasable retail space in 18 states.

SouthStar, a commercial real estate developer based in Franklin, Tennessee is positioning for growth opportunities in the retail sector of commercial real estate.  SouthStar believes that the economic slowdown of 2008 will provide new deal opportunities in 2009 and beyond.