Logistics
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Matt McQuade
Managing Director, Business Development
Overview
Low Cost Logistics Hub with a Wide Reach
With greater access to the U.S. market than any other major metro, the Columbus Region is a strategic location for the movement of goods. More than 4,400 logistics establishments employing over 83,000 employees thrive on the Columbus Region’s ultra-modern interstate highway system, third-party logistics companies and multiple rail terminals.
Home to multimodal logistics hub North American International Freight Center, a top 10 Foreign Trade Zone and the nation’s 2nd-lowest effective tax rate for new distributions centers, the Columbus Region is your all-access pass to the North American and global marketplace.
Recent News
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Work starts on new rental car facility at John Glenn airport | The Columbus DispatchConstruction has begun on John Glenn Columbus International Airport’s new rental-car facility, prompting road changes around the terminal. However, although one lane has been closed, speed limits have been reduced, and a new return loop to the terminal has been created, no significant delays are expected. Airlines still recommend arriving at the airport 90 minutes... View Article
April 15, 2019 -
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Columbus tech company growing so fast it keeps upping its hiring forecast | Columbus Business FirstNow at 40 employees, Vantage Point is investing $2.5 million on the expansion for office build-out and new employee training programs.
March 27, 2019 -
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Delaware’s app-driven meters boon for motorists, help city, too | This Week NewsStarting April 1, Delaware’s parking meters will make the leap from the coin-operated 20th century to the smartphone era of the 21st. Using the PassportParking Mobile Pay app, motorists will be able to pay for parking without coins at the city’s 564 metered parking spaces. For the immediate future, the meters — which will not... View Article
March 22, 2019
Notable Employers
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UPS
The world’s largest package delivery company and the premier provider of global supply chain management solutions
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FedEx
Connecting people and possibilities around the world
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DHL
Leading contract logistics provider in the Americas
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XPO
Providing cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the world's most successful companies
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Midwest Express
A world-class third-party provider of customized logistics services utilizing highway
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Zipline
An Ohio-based 3PL specializing in multimodal transportation and supply chain consultation
Quick Facts
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Ohio is the nation’s 2nd-lowest effective tax rate for new distribution centers.
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Rickenbacker International Airport, one of the world’s only cargo-dedicated airports, provides access to the global marketplace.
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One of the most active FTZs in the nation, FTZ #138 is the nation’s top foreign trade zone for total value of imported textiles and footwear, moving more than $6.2 billion of the nation’s total $8.9 billion in the category.
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Four intermodal terminals provide access to world markets and seaports.
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Combined intermodal facilities handle 800,000 container lifts annually.
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Within a 10-hour drive of half the U.S. population.
