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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How Marion is transforming the logistics sector | Business FacilitiesIn 2019 State of Third-Party Logistics Report, 3PL cites five new opportunities for leveraging digital transformation technologies that rapidly are moving the logistics and distribution sector into what is broadly known as Industry 4.0.
June 19, 2019 -
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For Amazon’s smallest suppliers, a purge is coming | The Columbus DispatchTwo months ago, Amazon.com halted orders from thousands of suppliers with no explanation.
May 29, 2019 -
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Updates with Licking County Port Authority | Whiz NewsThe Licking County Port Authority has been experiencing a quiet boom, seeing eight industrial buildings in the last eight years.
May 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.
