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.
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More factories crop up closer to customers, like Sofidel in Circleville | Wall Street JournalThe largest share of manufacturers in at least a decade is spending to expand facilities, as companies look to build plants closer to their customers to offset record-high trucking costs and seek out pockets of available workers in a tight labor market.
November 6, 2018 -
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North American International Freight Center drives economic growth | Columbus Business FirstOne of the world’s premier logistics hubs is located in central Ohio, and now that hub has a new name: the North American International Freight Center. The North American International Freight Center represents the collection of logistics assets in the 11-county Columbus region. The freight center connects North America with the world and creates economic... View Article
October 15, 2018 -
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Rickenbacker Airport adds cellphone waiting lot as passenger flights rise | Columbus Business FirstLike its much larger sibling, Rickenbacker International Airport has opened a “cellphone waiting lot” because of rapid growth in passenger flights. The airport just south of Columbus had more than 233,000 passengers through August, 19 percent more than the same period in 2017…
October 9, 2018
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.
