Mattiace Properties, Inc., founded in 1979, maintains its headquarters in Downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Since 1985, the area of concentration has been on upscale shopping centers, retail strip shopping centers, malls, office buildings and industrial sites for major development activity in Mississippi and the Southeastern United States. The Southeast's commercial real estate industry has often been on a different cycle from the rest of the country. Knowledge of this sector and strong tenant relationships, combined with the best people, has been key in the company’s development of more than five million square feet.   The property management and leasing and brokerage division operates as The Mattiace Company. Mattiace has played a major role in the Jackson Metropolitan office market, currently managing in excess of one million square feet of office in the Jackson Central Business District. The affiliated companies - The Mattiace Company, Mattiace Properties, Inc. and Mattiace Restaurant Company, have been named in the Top 100 Owners and Managers in the nation by Retail Traffic magazine, and were named as a Top 100 Private Company in Mississippi and Best Commercial Real Estate Firm by The Mississippi Business Journal.