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Tradeport East Business Center

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Tradeport East Site Flyer
Tradeport East Aerial
Tradeport East Land Use Exhibit
Tradeport Business Center Foreign Trade Zone Exhibit

Location Benefits
  • Less than 1 mile to I-95
  • 20 miles to I-16 and just 30 miles to Port of Savannah and Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport
  • 90 minutes to Jacksonville
  • 20 minutes from Fort Stewart labor pool
  • Situated amongst various residential options ranging from high-end coastal living to in-town worker housing
  • Minutes away from world-class medical, educational, cultural, and recreational facilities
Business Park Specifics
  • 1,905 acres
  • Designated as Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) by the Georgia Allies
  • Sites with high elevations and sandy soils allowing for advantageous development costs
  • Mixed-use design to include light industrial, distribution & logistics, technology, commercial, and retail with environmental preservation & wildlife corridors
Utilities
  • Electric
    Transmission = 115 KV transmission line
    Distribution = 115/25 KV 3 phase distribution
  • Natural Gas
    Main Size = 4"
    Pressure = 150 PSI
  • Water
    Main Size = 12"
    Excess Capacity = 1.2 MGD
  • Sewer
    Main Size = 10"
    Excess Capacity = 78,750 GPD*
  • Telecommunications & Fiber Optics
       * New water reclamation facility under construction, which will significantly increase capacity by mid-2011

Current Tenants
  • Firth Rixson, a forged metal products manufacturer, is constructing a 200,000 SF facility
  • Target located a 1.5 million SF regional distribution center
  • The Tire Rack, a high-performance tire distributor, constructed a 242,000 SF (expandable) facility
  • IDI, a national real estate development firm, purchased 250 acres, constructed a 502,854 SF speculative building, and prepared five building pads ranging in size from 200,000 to 1.2 million SF
Available Workforce
  • 200,000 potential hires in 7-county labor force draw area
  • 5,400+ out-commuters from Liberty County
  • 8.3% unemployment rate in Liberty County for December 2009
  • Over 3,000 “Heroes for Hire” annually (military retirees who are well trained, highly skilled, computer savvy, and drug free) and 13,000 military spouses
  • Savannah Technical College (Liberty County campus) training programs
  • Georgia Tech (Savannah campus) engineering and entrepreneurial assistance
Incentives
  • $3,000 per job created for five-year period ($2,500 state job tax credit and additional $500 for membership in joint development authority)
  • Port tax credit eligibility
  • Graduated tax abatement program
  • Foreign trade zone
  • Industrial revenue bonds
  • Competitive land and labor costs
  • Quick Start training program
  • Mentoring program