< PreviousEuropeCanada & United StatesU.S. Foreign-Trade Zone No. 26, Atlanta, Georgiawww.georgiaftz.com • The FTZ has three international ports of entry — Atlanta, Savannah, and Brunswick that provide immediate access to FTZ benefits, i.e. space where merchandise can be stored indefinitely, assembled, test, repackaged and relabeled. • The Port of Savannah handled 4 million TEUs over the past year, a new record. • Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport served 100 million passengers and is confirmed as the busiest airport in the world for 20 consecutive years, even as it also expands its cargo offerings.U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone No. 122, Corpus Christi, Texaswww.portofcc.com • The Port of Corpus Christi has a 47-feet-deep channel and great location that provides quick access to the Gulf of Mexico and inland U.S. via routes such as Highway 37 and 181. • Corpus Christi has multipurpose infrastructure that supports operation year-round, making the location ideal for productivity and improved cost-effectiveness. • Major activities at Corpus Christi include production, assembly, repackaging, repair, storage and testing.Shannon Free Zone, Irelandwww.Shannonchamber.ie • Shannon was the first Free Trade Zone ever to be created in the world, which grew out of the world’s first duty-free shop. Established in 1950 at Shannon Airport, it was the brainchild of Dr. Brendan O’Regan, founding chairman of the Shannon Free Airport Development Company, now known as Shannon Development, the Republic of Ireland’s first regional development agency. • Among recent investments in the zone was a January 2018 commitment by Jaguar Land Rover to employ 150 at two new software engineering centers. • The airport located in Shannon has the longest runway in Ireland, measuring in at 3,200 meters (10,500 ft.). Klaipeda Free Economic Zone, Lithuaniawww.fez.lt • The Klaipeda FEZ was the first FEZ to be located within the Baltic region and is still the largest tax-free area within Lithuania. • The Klaipeda FEZ is closely located to Europe’s northern-most ice-free port, giving this FEZ access to the whole EU and much of Eurasia. • The Klaipeda region is a hub of young, educated and skilled workers thanks to six higher-learning institutions located in the area. Almost half of the people in the Klaipeda region are under the age of 40.2018104 NOVEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO N106 NOVEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle EastCoyol Free Zone and Business Park, Costa Ricawww.coyolfz.com • In Costa Rica, medical devices have become the country’s most important export, and more than half of those exports come from the Coyol Free Zone.• Eight of the top 30 medical device companies have a location in the Coyol Free Zone. • As a percentage of the country’s GDP, Costa Rica has by far the highest percentage of exports of telecommunications, computer and information services in all of Central and South America at 7.3 percent.Panama Paci co Special Economic Zone, Panamawww.panamapaci co.com • The Panama Paci co Special Economic Area was created thanks to Panama’s Law 41 of 2004, which provides incentives to companies for locating their regional headquarters in Panama.• The Panama Paci co International Airport is located on site. In 2017 passenger traf c grew by 94 percent to 255,737 thanks to the market entry of the airline Wingo. • Panama Paci co offers a one-stop-shop service, whereby 17 government agencies are all centrally located in the same space to hasten the administrative processes for businesses.Dubai Airport Free Zone, United Arab Emirateswww.dafz.ae • Over 200 multinational companies and almost 100 Fortune 500 companies have located themselves in the Dubai Airport Free Zone.• While not directly located in the Dubai International Airport, the Dubai Airport Free Zone is in very close proximity to the airport, which has connections to over 220 locations across six continents. • Dubai Airport Free Zone is the rst entity to develop a business-to-business smart commerce platform — called Dubai Blink — that will use AI and blockchain technology so companies around the world can safely connect and trade via Dubai.Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), United Arab Emirateswww.dmcc.ae • Some 170 new companies set up shop in DMCC every month. “The cost of real estate is just one driver of business decisions,” DMCC Free Zone Director Krysta Fox told Site Selection in 2016. “The DMCC has 66 towers, covering all levels of property offer. This has created an environment of choice, and the forces of supply and demand are able to operate freely. The fact that companies can own or lease has really helped with long-term thinking.” • DMCC is just seven hours of ying time away from 5 billion people, and four hours from 2 billion people. • DMCC is home to the largest port between Rotterdam and Singapore, the Jebel Ali Port. 2018108 NOVEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NPORTS & FREE TRADE ZONES DIRECT ORYPLEASE NOTE: Advertisers in this issue are listed in blue.UNI T ED S T A T E SALABAMABirminghamCity of Birmingham O ce of EDFTZ No. 98informationbirmingham.com CullmanCullman ED Agencycullmaneda.orgHuntsvilleHuntsville-Madison Cnty. Airport Auth. FTZ No. 83hsvairport.org MobileAlabama State Port Authorityasdd.comMontgomeryMontgomery Area CCFTZ No. 222choosemontgomery.comALASKAAnchoragePort of AnchorageFTZ No. 160 portofanc.comFairbanksFairbanks EDC FTZ No. 195investfairbanks.comARIZONAMesaCity of Mesa O ce EDFTZ No. 221mesaAZ.gov/economic ARKANSASLittle RockArkansas Dept. of Ind. Dev. FTZ No. 14arkansasedc.comLittle Rock Port Auth.lrportauthority.comMetro Little Rock Regional Alliancelittlerockchamber.comCALIFORNIAAtwaterMerced, Madera & Fresno CountiesFTZ No. 226ftz226.co.merced.ca.usBakersfi eldKern Cnty. ED FTZ No. 276kedc.comEl CentroImperial Valley ED Co.FTZ No. 257ivedc.comLong BeachPort of Long BeachFTZ No. 504801 Airport Plaza DriveLong Beach, CA 90815-1263Mechelle Smothers, Bus. Dev. Div.mechelle.smothers@polb.com562-283-7774polb.comMoreno ValleyCity of Moreno ValleyFTZ No. 244morenovalleybusiness.com/incentives/#incentivesforeignPalmdaleCity of Palmdale ED FTZ No. 191cityofpalmdale.org RichmondPort of Richmondci.richmond.ca.us San BernardinoSan Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zonesbvez.com San DiegoCity of San Diego FTZ No. 153sandiego.govSan FranciscoSan Francisco Port Comsn.FTZ No. 3sfport.comSan JoseCity of San Jose O ce of EDFTZ No. 18sjeconomy.com San PedroBoard of Harbor Commissionersof the City of Los AngelesFTZ No. 202portofl osangeles.org StocktonPort of Stockton FTZ No. 2312201 West Washington St.Box 2089Stockton, CA 95201Steve Escobar, Dpty. Port Dir./Dir. EDsescobar@stocktonport.com209-946-0246portofstockton.comPORTS&FREETRADEZONESPhoto by Marvin Preston S I T E S E L E C T I O N NOVEMBER 2018 109COLORADOColorado SpringsColorado Springs Foreign-Trade Zone FTZ No. 112coloradosprings.govDenverCity and Cnty. of DenverFTZ No. 123denvergov.org LimonTown of LimonFTZ No. 293townoflimon.comCONNECTICUTWindsor LocksWindsor Locks Econ. & Ind. Dev. Comsn. FTZ No. 71wlocksct.com DELAWAREDoverDelaware ED FTZ No. 99dedo.delaware.gov DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWashingtonNat’l. Assn. of Foreign Trade Zonesnaftz.org FLORIDAFort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale Executive Airport FTZ No. 241fortlauderdale.gov/FXE Fort MyersLee Cnty. Port Auth.FTZ No. 213flylcpa.com JacksonvilleJacksonville Port Auth.FTZ No. 64jaxport.com LakelandCentral FL Dev. Councilcfdc.org MiamiGreater Miami FTZ No. 32miamichamber.comMiami-Dade Cnty./Beacon Council FTZ No. 281beaconcouncil.com OrlandoGreater Orlando Aviation Auth.FTZ No. 42orlandoairports.net PalmettoManatee Cnty. Port Auth.FTZ No. 169portmanatee.com PensacolaPort of PensacolaFTZ No. 249 portofpensacola.comTallahasseeFlorida Ports Councilflaports.org TampaTampa Hillsborough EDCtampaedc.com Tampa Port Auth. FTZ No. 79Port Tampa Bay1101 Channel Side DriveTampa, FL 33601Karl StrauchV.P. Brand Dev. & Strategic Allianceskstrauch@tampaport.com813-905-5188tampaport.com GEORGIAAtlantaGeorgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc.FTZ No. 26georgiaftz.comWorld Trade Center Atlantawtcatlanta.comBrunswickBrunswick Glynn Cnty. Dev. Auth. FTZ No. 144georgiasgoldenopportunity.comChatsworthMurray Cnty. Industrial Dev. Auth.murraycountyida.com SavannahGeorgia Ports Auth.Box 2406Savannah, GA 31402Stacy Watson, GM, Econ. & Ind. Dev.swatson@gaports.com912-964-3811gaports.comWorld Trade Center Savannah FTZ No. 104wtcsavannah.org HAWAIIHonoluluState of Hawaii FTZ No. 9ftz9.orgIDAHOCaldwellCaldwell ED Council FTZ No. 280cityofcaldwell.com LewistonPort of Lewistonportoflewiston.com ILLINOISChicagoIllinois International Port District FTZ No. 22iipd.comIntersect Illinoisintersectillinois.org DecaturBoard of Park CommissionsDecatur Park District FTZ No. 245 decatur-parks.orgEast AltonInland Rivers, Ports & TerminalsIrpt.net MolineQuad Cities Foreign Trade Zone FTZ No. 133quadcitieschamber.com PeoriaPeoria ED Council for Central Illinois FTZ No. 114greaterpeoriaedc.orgRockfordGreater Rockford Airport Auth.FTZ No. 176flyrfd.com SavannaJo-Carroll Foreign Trade Zone BoardFTZ No. 271http://jo-carrollftz271.comINDIANAFort WayneCity of Fort Wayne EDFTZ No. 182cityoffortwayne.org Fort Wayne International Airportfwairport.comPorts of Indiana Central OfficeFTZ No. 152/170/177portsofindiana.comIndianapolisIndianapolis Airport Auth.indianapolisairport.comTell CityPerry Cnty. Port Auth.pcrailport.com IOWACedar RapidsCedar Rapids Airport Comsn.FTZ No. 175eiairport.orgDavenportQuad City Chambers Foreign Trade Zone FTZ No. 133quadcitieschamber.com 110 NOVEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NDes MoinesIowa Foreign Trade Zone Corp. FTZ No. 107desmoinesmetro.comKANSASKansas CityGreater Kansas City FTZ No. 17kcsmartport.thinkkc.comKENTUCKYLouisvilleLouisville & Jefferson Cnty. Riverport Auth. FTZ No. 29jeffersonriverport.comPaducahPaducah-McCracken Riverport Auth.FTZ No. 294paducahriverport.orgLOUISIANABaton RougeLouisiana Econ. Dev.opportunitylouisiana.com La PlacePort of South LouisianaFTZ No. 124portsl.com Lake CharlesChennault Ind. Airport Auth.chennault.org Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District FTZ No. 87portlc.comSouthwest Louisiana Econ. Dev. AllianceThe SEED Center4310 Ryan Street, 3rd FloorLake Charles, LA 7060George Swift, Exec. Dir.gswift@allianceswla.org337-433-3632allianceswla.orgNew IberiaPort of Iberiaportofiberia.com Natchitoches Natchitoches Parish Port Comsn.cp-tel.net New OrleansPort of New OrleansFTZ No. 2portno.comPort AllenPort of Baton Rouge FTZ No. 154portgbr.comShreveportCaddo-Bossier Port Comsn.FTZ No. 145portsb.comMAINEBangorCity of Bangor ED OfficeFTZ No. 58choosebangor.com LewistonLewiston-Auburn Econ. Growth Council FTZ No. 263economicgrowth.org MARYLANDAnnapolisRockefeller Group FTZ Servicesrockefellergroup.com BaltimoreBaltimore Dev. Corp.FTZ No. 74baltimoredevelopment.comBWI Airport MarylandMaryland Department ofTransportation FTZ No. 73bwiairport.com Maryland Port Administration401 East Pratt St.20th Floor, World Trade Center Baltimore, MD 21202James White, Exec. Dir.jjwhite@marylandports.com410-385-4480mpa.maryland.govMASSACHUSETTSBostonMassachusetts Port Auth.FTZ No. 27massport.com New BedfordCity of New Bedford FTZ No. 28newbedford-ma.gov MICHIGANDetroitGreater Detroit Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. FTZ No. 70detroitftz.comFlintCity of FlintGenesee Regional Chamber of CommerceFTZ No. 140flintandgenesee.org GwinnSawyer International Airportsawyerairport.comLansingCapital Region Airport Auth.FTZ No. 275craa.com Port HuronED Alliance of St. Clair Cnty.edascc.com MINNESOTADuluthDuluth Seaway Port Auth.FTZ No. 51duluthport.com International FallsKoochiching Econ. Dev. Auth.FTZ No. 259businessupnorth.comSt. PaulGreater Metropolitan Area FTZ Comsn.FTZ No. 119mnftz.com MISSISSIPPIColumbusTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Dev. Auth.tenntom.org GulfportMississippi Coast FTZ No. 92mscoast.org JacksonJackson Municipal Airport Auth.FTZ No. 158jmaa.comMISSOURIKansas CityGreater Kansas City FTZ No. 15kcsmartport.thinkkc.comSpringfieldSpringfield Branson National Airport FTZ No. 225flyspringfield.com St. LouisSt. Louis Cnty. Port Auth.FTZ No. 102stlouis-mo.gov MONTANAButteMontana Connections ParkButte-Silver Bow FTZ No. 274montanaconnectionspark.com NEBRASKALincolnLincoln CC FTZ No. 59lcoc.com OmahaGreater Omaha CCFTZ No. 19selectgreateromaha.com YorkYork Cnty. Dev. Corp.yorkdevco.com 112 NOVEMBER 2018 SI T E S E L E C T IO NNEVADALas VegasLas Vegas Global Economic Alliance FTZ No. 89lvgea.org NEW HAMPSHIREPortsmouthNew Hampshire State Port Auth.state.nh.us/nhport Pease Dev. Auth. FTZ No. 81peasedev.org NEW JERSEYNewarkPort Auth. of New York & New Jersey FTZ No. 49portnynj.comTrentonThe State of New JerseyFTZ No. 44state.nj.us/state NEW MEXICOAlbuquerqueCity of Albuquerque Aviation Dept. FTZ No. 110web.abq.org NEW YORKAlbanyCapital District Reg’l Planning Comsn. FTZ No. 121cdrpc.org BataviaGenesee Cnty. ED CenterFTZ No. 284gcedc.comGoshenCnty. of OrangeFTZ No. 37orangecountygov.com New YorkNew York City EDCFTZ No. 1nycedc.comPort Auth. of New York New JerseyFTZ No. 49portnynj.comOgdensburgOgdensburg Bridge & Port Auth.FTZ No. 118ogdensport.comPlattsburghThe Development Corp.FTZ No. 54thedevelopcorp.comRochesterCnty. of Monroe FTZ No. 141monroecounty.govRomeMohawk Valley EdgeFTZ No. 172mvedge.orgSyracuseOnondaga Office of Econ. Dev.FTZ No. 90syracusecentral.comWatertownJefferson Cnty. IDAFTZ No. 109jcida.netNORTH CAROLINACharlotteCharlotte Regional PartnershipFTZ No. 57charlotteusa.comGreensboroPiedmont Triad PartnershipFTZ No. 230piedmonttriadnc.comKinstonNorth Carolina Global TransPark Auth.FTZ No. 214ncgtp.comWilmingtonNorth Carolina State Ports Auth.FTZ No. 66ncports.comNORTH DAKOTAFargoMunicipal Airport Auth. of the City of Fargo FTZ No. 267fargoairport.comOHIOCincinnatiGreater CincinnatiFTZ No. 46cincinnatiport.orgClevelandCleveland-Cuyahoga Cnty. Port Auth. FTZ No. 40portofcleveland.comColumbusColumbus Regional Airport Auth.FTZ No. 1384600 International GatewayColumbus, OH 43219Bryan Schreiber, Mgr. Bus. Dev.bschreiber@columbusairports.com614-239-4000RickenbackerAdvantage.comDaytonGreater Dayton FTZFTZ No. 100daytonohio.govEast LiverpoolColumbiana Cnty. Port Auth.ccpa-ohioriver.comFindlayFindlay-Hancock Cnty. Alliance FTZ No. 151findlayhancocked.comGreenCity of GreenFTZ No. 181cityofgreen.orgKentNE Ohio Trade & Econ. Consortium FTZ No. 181neotec.orgSouth PointLawrence Cnty. Port Auth.FTZ No. 270pointindustrialpark.comToledoToledo-Lucas Cnty. Port Auth.FTZ No. 8toledoportauthority.orgWilmingtonClinton Cnty. Port Auth.Wilmington Air Park1113 Airport RoadWilmington, OH 45177Dan Evers, Exec. Dir.devers@ccportauthority.com937-655-7007wilmingtonairpark.comOKLAHOMADurantRural Enterprises Inc.FTZ No. 227ruralenterprises.comOklahoma CityGreater Oklahoma City Chamber123 Park AvenueOklahoma City, OK 73102Jeff Seymour, Exec. V.P.jseymour@okcchamber.com405-297-8991greateroklahomacity.comPort Auth. of the GreaterOklahoma City AreaFTZ No. 106foreigntradezone106.orgWill Rogers World Airportflyokc.comOREGONArlingtonPort of Arlingtonportofarlington.com/arlington-mesaBoardmanPort of Morrowportofmorrow.comCoos BayInternational Port of Coos Bay Comsn.FTZ No. 132portofcoosbay.comKlamath FallsCity of Klamath Falls Dock Comsn.kfplan.internetcds.comNext >