WEYERHAEUSER INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES / VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 - SPRING 2020
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FOUR SITES ACCESSIBLE TO ROAD, WATER, AIR AND RAIL
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A well-connected industrial site is more than getting from Point A to Point B. It’s about having options to transport everything from raw materials to finished goods. Convenient access to transport options is a vital prerequisite for all four Weyerhaeuser Industrial Communities:
- FRONTAGE ON AND CONVENIENCE TO MAJOR ROADWAYS
- DEEP-WATER PORT OPPORTUNITIES
- ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
- CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CLASS I RAIL SYSTEMS
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HAWTHORNE INDUSTRY PARK
- Frontage on U.S. Hwy. 301 and Florida SR 20; less than 15 miles to I-75.
- JAXPORT, a 1,500-acre, international trade seaport with service from 40 ocean carriers, within 75 miles. To the south, Port Tampa Bay offers direct access to Gulf of Mexico.
- In addition to Gainesville Regional, two international airports within 85 miles, Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. Both Orlando-area international airports less than 112 miles.
- Served by CSX, with its main north-south freight line through the state connecting to JAXPORT and Port Tampa Bay.
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HEART OF GEORGIA MEGA SITE
- Frontage on I-16 and Georgia Hwy. 199; direct connection to I-75 and I-95.
- Port of Savannah, single largest and fastest-growing container terminal in America. Port of Brunswick, second busiest port for roll-on/roll-off cargo.
- Two international airports within two-hour drive, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'l. Airport and Savannah-Hilton Head Int'l. Airport. Closest airport is Middle Georgia Regional in Macon (60 miles).
- Georgia Central Railway is east-west railroad, connecting to Norfolk Southern in Macon and CSX in Savannah.
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NORTH FLORIDA MEGA INDUSTRIAL PARK
- Frontage on U.S. Hwy. 90; 13 miles to I-75 and proximity to I-10.
- Within 60 miles to JAXPORT, world-class port with service from 40 carriers. In Foreign Trade Zone #64 with JAXPORT, allowing companies that import, store or export dutiable foreign merchandise in and from the FTZ to exempt the standard tariffs.
- Jacksonville Int'l. Airport, offering flights with eight major airlines. Lake City Gateway Airport immediately adjacent to Park. Freight services also available through nearby Gainesville Regional.
- Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, with rail spur into the Park under construction to CSX Catalyst Site. Nearby Norfolk Southern line presents the potential for dual-carrier service.
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TAMANEND
- Frontage on LA-434 and two miles north of I-12, with direct access to Interstates 10, 55 and 59.
- Port of New Orleans on Mississippi River and numerous additional deep-water and inland ports provide tremendous options for national and international trade.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int'l. Airport, only 56 miles away, has been completely redone with new terminal, creating expanded service and convenience for travelers and cargo. Gulfport-Biloxi Int'l. Airport 57 miles away.
- Six Class I railroads converge in New Orleans, the only location in United States. Norfolk Southern serves the Parish.
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Spotlight on Road Transport – Hawthorne, FL
With frontage on U.S. Highway 301, a 1,099-mile highway that spans from Delaware to Sarasota, Florida, Hawthorne Industry Park offers immediate access via the Southern U.S. road system. With I-75 less than 15 miles, materials and goods are easily transported along the Eastern Seaboard on major roadways. The location also affords convenience to I-10 for west travel or to the east connecting to I-95.
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Spotlight on Rail Transport – Lake City, FL
Columbia County leaders, along with their public and private partners, have begun construction of a rail spur segment at the 2,600-acre, shovel-ready North Florida Mega Industrial Park (NFMIP). The Park includes a 500-acre
CSX Select Site
, a designation for premium certified rail-served sites for industrial development and expansion. Set for completion within the year, the new rail spur will connect to Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (Rail USA) via a CSX interchange. CSX certified the site for the County, and Rail USA and the County are now constructing the rail spur that will cross Highway 90 directly into NFMIP.
For more details and progress photos
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click here.
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Spotlight on Water Transport – Savannah and Brunswick, GA
Port of Savannah
, the fastest-growing port in the U.S., is within 110 miles from Heart of Georgia Mega Site. Offering a deep-water, full-service international trade transport, the Port is just five miles from the convergence of Interstates 16 and 95. With 10,000 contiguous feet of berth space, 26 cranes and a 1,200-acre container yard, Port of Savannah serves 11 of the 12 Suez services that call on the east coast. The Port moved a record 4.6-million, 20-foot equivalent container units in 2019.*
Port of Brunswick
, located within 140 miles, is a fast-growing port specializing in bulk cargo, automobile and forestry shipping. It offers two terminals accommodating over 40 importers and exporters.
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*Statistic Sources: MSY 2019 Data and Statistics Report; Georgia Ports Authority
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Spotlight on Air Transport – New Orleans, LA and Biloxi, MS
The new
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport terminal (MSY)
opened Fall 2019, with enhancements and features geared towards making travel quicker and more enjoyable from arrival to departure. The $1 billion project boasts three concourses and 35 gates. Sixteen airlines with non-stop flights to 55 U.S. destinations, along with seven international airlines, make traveling to and from the New Orleans area better than ever. All types of air cargo are shipped into and out of MSY. For Fiscal Year 2019, the first 11 months resulted in almost 121 million pounds of air freight handled through the airport.*
Within the same distance from Tamanend is another alternative for air travel and cargo at
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
. With five airlines, direct flights and a 40,000 SF cargo facility, the airport boasts immediate access to I-10 less than two miles.
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Rosemary F. Fagler, Economic Development Manager
352.415.4518
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