The Columbus Region

• Columbus is ranked the No. 1 Most Favorable Business Location with Accessibility to the American Market by Three Scale Research.
• Road: Crossed by eight major interstate highways with easy southbound access through the Mid-Atlantic States to the Southeast. East-west corridors traverse the country from coast to coast. Interstate access provides major benefits to in-state commerce with easy travel possible to and from any market in the state.
• Rail: Two mainline railroads and a network of short lines across the Region.
• Air: Rickenbacker International Airport with 12,000-ft. runways, Port Columbus International Airport with more than 140 daily departures.
• Intermodal: Combined intermodal facilities to handle 800,000 container lifts annually.
• Port: Access to the Port of Virginia through the Heartland Corridor, expanded to accommodate double-stacked freight trains.
• Foreign Trade Zone #138: Six pre-designated Magnet Sites and ability to provide FTZ designation to any site in 25-county Central Ohio service area

• Home to top ranked Ohio State University, Battelle Memorial Institute and Chemical Abstracts Service – two of the world’s leading private-research institutions.
• Superior research capabilities and a strong corporate foundation have allowed the Columbus Region to become one of the fastest growing innovation and technology hubs.
• Industry leaders formed the Columbus Region Logistics Council (CRLC) to serve as the catalyst for the growth of the Region’s logistics capability. The CRLC is dedicated to fostering a logistics-friendly business environment, developing and enhancing an advanced logistics infrastructure, infusing world-class logistics technology into regional industry and building a highly skilled workforce.

• Thriving region with more than 3,200 logistics businesses and access to more than 2 million people.
• More than 100,000 skilled and motivated workers in logistics occupations, with educational programs at all levels.
• Fifty-four colleges and universities, including The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, ranked No. 7 among supply chain/logistics programs nationwide.

• Business-friendly tax policy and state commitment to the industry.
• Ernst & Young and KPMG rank Ohio No. 3 in tax competitiveness.
• No inventory or personal property tax.
• Among the lowest average asking rent for distribution and warehousing among major American cities.

The Columbus Region is guided by Columbus 2020, a private, non-profit regional economic development organization that works in collaboration with state and local partners.

Columbus 2020 offers a comprehensive suite of services to companies and consultants evaluating the market area:

• Confidential and custom site location assistance
• Labor market analysis and demographics
• Tailored market research
• Detailed, comprehensive site/building information
• Facilitate state and local incentive programming
• Personal community and site tours
• Introductions to professional services providers
• Meetings with community and business leaders

150 S. Front St., Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
614-225-6063
columbusregion.com