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Port Freeport and Brazoria County, as well as in providing a ready source of eco-friendly energy. The Freeport LNG receiving terminal and regasification facility, which entered planning stages in early 2001, now is in service on 172 acres on Quintana Island, where its twin white tank domes have quickly become a landmark for mariners and fishermen alike. The terminal’s first vessel call came on April 15 when a 908-foot tanker arrived from Trinidad and Tobago carrying 133,000 cubic meters of LNG. On May 9, a second vessel brought a similar shipment, with enough combined offloaded cargo to fill the two tanks to 80 percent of storage capacity. “We’re delighted to see these ships come in and the commissioning of our plant,” says Bill Henry, vice president of Freeport LNG Development L.P. “We’re really excited about bringing additional ships and LNG into Port Freeport.” By the end of 2008, wind energy units capable of producing enough electricity to power 2 million U.S. homes are anticipated to have moved through Port Freeport, according to officials from RBC Projects LLC. Since April 2007, Houston-based cargo specialist RBC Projects has imported into Port Freeport wind turbines able to generate power for nearly 700,000 homes. The units have included 200 turbines of 2.1megawatt capacity and 31 with 1.25megawatt capacities, all made in India by Suzlon Energy Ltd., a major manufacturer of wind turbines. “We are hoping to increase the shipments to nearly 500 turbines in 2008,” says RBC President Prasad Menon. “In order to accommodate 22 AUGUST 2008 the increasing shipments, Suzlon has increased its acreage at Port Freeport from 15 acres to 25 acres. “We are also anticipating an increase in ship calls from 12 ships presently to about 25 ships in 2008,” Menon adds. “This increase in imports and terminal activity will result in more labor employment at Port Freeport.” “It is truly exciting to play a role in the nation’s efforts to utilize alternative, environmentally friendly energy,” says Port Freeport Managing Director Phyllis Saathoff. American National Power plant located at RailPort Everyone knows that “location, location, location” are the three main factors to consider when making a real estate decision. Now that Midlothian is on the radar screen of many large commercial and industrial site locators, it is rapidly becoming a favored choice within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Why? Because Midlothian offers: 1) excellent access to markets providing a favorable impact on the bottom line; 2) competitive low cost site development with all the key infrastructure services at site; and 3) a community accustomed to industrial and commercial neigh- MIDLOTHIAN: CROSSROADS TO SUCCESS bors that continues to encourage new growth in these sectors by maintaining a pro business environment and an excellent quality of life. Ground transportation corridors are essential to the success of many operations. Midlothian is located at the crossroads of US 67 and US 287 with easy access to Mexico and Canada via I-35 and the NAFTA Corridor. The community is just 30 minutes south of Dallas, Fort Worth, and DFW International Airport. For longer haul situations, rail can be the preferred delivery system. Midlothian is at the crossroads of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) and the Union Pacific (UP) rail systems. Both The Auto Park and RailPort have true “at dock” dual-rail service where the shipper can stand at his dock and negotiate prices with either rail provider. Midlothian also provides competitive low-cost site development. Mid- Ennis, Inc. corporate headquarters, located in Walnut Grove Business Centre on the east side of Midlothian A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S PHOTO CREDIT: MIDLOTHIAN

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