According to the National Association of Manufacturers, manufacturing accounts for nearly 8.5% of the U.S. workforce and produced a total output of $2.5 trillion in 2021. The southeast will continue to grow its share thanks to abundant land, skilled workforce, pro-business legislations and improving infrastructure.
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Identifying your target manufacturing industries on an Economic Development Organization or other partner website is a must. However, “advanced manufacturing” is often too broad, as the NAICS code covers a wide variety of subsectors. You will benefit from narrowing target industries into subsectors and highlighting area advantages. In addition, take into consideration trends and disruptions such as automation and artificial intelligence, reshoring, trade adjustments and changes in national and global politics. You can strengthen your initial target of advanced manufacturing with a subsector like ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. | |
VisionFirst Advisors' Managing Director Greg Word presents the concept of Additive Manufacturing. Take a quick trip through this new approach to manufacturing. | |
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Florida and Georgia are ideal manufacturing hubs, with their outstanding partnerships, talent, resources and infrastructure for additive manufacturing companies to prosper. Weyerhaeuser's three supersites offer distinct advantages of abundant land, skilled workforce, pro-business legislation and global transportation infrastructure corridors. | |
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WEYERHAEUSER'S THREE DISTINCTIVE SUPERSITES
Central Locations with Access to Transport, Workforce Partners and Utility Resources
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HAWTHORNE INDUSTRY PARK
- Located 15 minutes from Gainesville, FL
- U.S. Approved Opportunity Zone
- U.S. Highway 301 and S.R. 20 frontage; within minutes to I-75 and I-10
- Foreign Trade Zone #64 with JAXPORT (largest in Florida), allowing companies to exempt standard tariffs
- CSX Rail main north-south freight line runs directly along border of site
- #5 Public University (University of Florida) and #1 Two-Year College (Santa Fe College) within 15 miles
- Proximity to JAXPORT, Jacksonville International Airport, Orlando's two international airports and Gainesville Regional Airport
- 1.6 million workforce within 60 miles
- Workforce partners include CareerSource North Central Florida, FloridaCommerce, Santa Fe College and Alachua County Schools
- 634 acres zoned for 3.5 million square feet
- REDI Community
- 150,000 square feet commercial space
- Zoned for 200 multi-family units
- Flexibility of parcel sizes and uses
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NORTH FLORIDA MEGA INDUSTRIAL PARK
- Located in Lake City/Columbia County, FL
- Fully permitted with utilities in place
- U.S. Approved Opportunity Zone
- Frontage on U.S. 90, with easy access to I-75 and I-10
- Foreign Trade Zone #64 with JAXPORT (largest in Florida), allowing companies to exempt standard tariffs
- Rail spur directly into park for accelerated movement of materials and goods; additional rail spur to south entrance underway
- Adjacent to Lake City Gateway Airport and only 60 miles to Jacksonville International Airport
- 1.2 million workforce within 60 miles
- Workforce partners include CareerSource Florida Crown, FloridaCommerce and Columbia High School
- Two-year college adjacent to site for workforce development; additional opportunities nearby at University of Florida and Santa Fe College
- 2,622 zoned acres for eight million square feet
- Rural Area of Opportunity/CSX Select Site
- 100,000 square feet commercial space
- Up to 1,200 residential units
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HEART OF GEORGIA MEGA SITE
- Southeastern industrial distribution hub
- Located in Dublin/Laurens County, GA, midway between Atlanta and Savannah
- Frontage on Interstate 16, connecting to I-75 and I-95
- Direct access to the Port of Savannah via I-16
- Served by Georgia Central Railroad, connecting to Norfolk Southern in Macon and CSX in Savannah
- Georgia has the #1 workforce training program in the country, QuickStart; additional programs and preparation available to ensure the right skill sets
- Three educational partners located in Dublin, along with Mercer University in nearby Macon
- Over 450,000 workforce within 60 miles
- 2,000 acres zoned for 17 million square feet
- Three certifications, including Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD)
- Incredible flexibility of parcel sizes and configurations
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BREAKING NEWS ABOUT BREAKING GROUND!
North Florida Mega Industrial Park officially welcomed its first onsite partner, AgroLiquid, for a groundbreaking on March 19. The liquid fertilizer company, based in Michigan, will soon have construction underway on a 48,355-square-foot facility.
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WEYERHAEUSER PARTNER SITES - COLYELL AND STOKES
Outstanding Locations in Louisiana and South Carolina with Engaged Economic Partners
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Weyerhaeuser's Colyell site in Livingston Parish, Louisiana is ideally located between Baton Rouge (30 minutes) and New Orleans (one hour) via I-12. With 420 acres, the site offers an incredible opportunity for industrial development. Access to rail is less than three miles. Plus, an amazing local economic partner in Livingston Economic Development Council. |
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Located in Colleton County, South Carolina (midway between Charleston and Savannah), our Stokes site presents 457 acres just two miles west of I-95. Palmetto Railways runs along the site. A workforce of 647k provides the skill sets needed. With South Carolina Economic Alliance, Inc. as our economic development partner, the site is positioned to be an ideal location in the Southeast. | | |
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BANK ON THE BEST
Weyerhaeuser’s wetland and stream mitigation banks have helped provide timely, cost-effective and ecologically significant mitigation solutions for unavoidable impacts to wetlands and streams. These mitigation projects work to help replace the functions of a specific wetland and/or stream habitat affected by your project. Click the map to view mitigation bank sites.
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