Another big warehouse project in the works for Forney Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News Forney is getting another major industrial development. The Kaufman County community just east of Dallas is attracting a growing number of warehouse and distribution projects. Now VanTrust Real Estate LLC will break ground in April on a 621,874-square-foot speculative industrial building in Forney. Its Forney Distribution Center will be built U.S. Highway 80 and South Gateway Boulevard. “In the past year, North Texas has emerged as one of the nation’s premier industrial destinations,” Bill Baumgardner, executive vice president at VanTrust and head of the company’s Texas office, said in a statement. “As the market continues its upward trajectory, Forney and Kaufman County as a whole, are the next frontier for companies looking for developable land and access to a competitive labor force.”