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petition by offering a variety of benefits including deferral, reduction or elimination of duties; elimination of drawback; weekly entry to reduce merchandise processing fees; and direct delivery which reduces transit times.” Geographically centered within a day’s drive of half of all U.S. and Canadian markets, Northeast Ohio is a major industrial corridor and an intermodal transportation nexus, enabling efficient movement of goods to domestic and international markets. Low-cost water transportation is available via Lake Erie ports that connect the upper Midwest with the St. Lawrence Seaway. Inland ports along the Ohio River provide shipping opportunities via the Mississippi River and Port of New Orleans. A multimodal facility that is nearing completion at the northernmost tip of the Ohio River system in Wellsville will help move millions of tons of maritime cargo through the region annually. The facility offers container-on-barge handling capacity, rail service via Norfolk Southern and direct interchange on four-lane Ohio State Route 7. Northeast Ohio also is a leading trucking center offering direct market access via the nation’s 4th largest highway system. Rail transportation is a viable and attractive shipping option, with hundreds of miles of tracks operated by three Class 1 railroads and several regional railroads. The region’s four commercial airports connect passengers and freight to the global marketplace. NEOTEC works as a regional force to enhance economic opportunities in Northeast Ohio and strengthen its distinct advantages as a business location. A private, nonprofit organization, NEOTEC serves as administrator of FTZ 181 and provides export assistance services through its International Trade Assistance Center division. NEOTEC also works to improve 26 OCTOBER 2008 regional market access through welldefined logistics initiatives addressed by the Northeast Ohio Logistics Network, an organization of more than 250 regional logistics and management professionals. The Port of Brownsville: World-Class Service The Port of Brownsville, located at the southern tip of Texas and the terminus of the Gulf of Mexico Intercoastal Waterway, is an inland deepwater port with access to the Gulf of Mexico by way of a 17-mile ship channel. The port offers full utilities Loading steel coils at Port 57 of Port of Brownsville. service and excellent ship, barge, truck, and rail transportation. A total of 2,000 acres, located anywhere within the port’s approximately 18,000 acres of developable properties, may be activated as part of Foreign Trade Zone #62. FTZ #62, strategically located at the Port of Brownsville near the TexasMexico border, has always relied heavily on trade between the two countries. The port received its Grant of Authority in 1980 and was instrumental in the development of the maquilladora trade. The Brownsville/South Padre Island Airport, Harlingen Industrial Airpark, FINSA Industrial Park at the Los Indios Industrial Park, and the Titan Industrial Park located at the entrance to the Port of Brownsville, all are part of FTZ #62 and have acreage and warehouses available for activation. During the last fiscal year, the FTZ served six business firms ranging from public warehousing, liquid bulk terminals, auto parts production and oil rig repairs and manufacturing. Port of Brownsville FTZ users employed almost 1,000 full-time employees and 2,100 contract workers and handled 126 different items from 24 countries of origin. Total Steel plate at Port 183 of Port of Brownsville. 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: JOHN SCHEIBER

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Business Facilities - October 2008

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