Charleston Trade Center....is conveniently located on I-26 between Port of Charleston and I-95 in Charleston, South Carolina.  The 750-acre master planned business park located between Exits 194 and 199 on I-26 will have two phases of development with approximately 8-million square feet.  Phase I, will have approximately 2.7-million square feet of Class A state-of-the-art distribution and manufacturing facilities. 

For additional information, please contact Thomas G. Buist, Jr. or Michael J. Ferrer at Grubb & Ellis WRS at 843.725.7200 or by e-mail at tbuist@wrsrealty.com or mferrer@wrsrealty.com.  http://www.wrsrealty.com

Project Amenities:

• Master planned business park with Class A state-of-the-art distribution and manufacturing facilities
• Foreign Trade Zone application pending approval
• 20 miles from Port of Charleston's ocean container terminals
• 28 miles from I-95 and I-26 interchange
• Located on I-26 between Exits 194 and 199 with approximately 1 mile of I-26 frontage
• New full-movement interchange planned and funded at southern boundary of the site
• Public water and waste water
• Berkeley Electric Cooperative to provide electrical service 
• Lowest corporate income tax in the Southeastern U.S.
• Corporate income tax credits available for jobs and headquarters facilities
• Fee in lieu of property tax incentive allows companies to fix their tax rates for 20 years on real and personal property
• Special source revenue credit in place provides 25% property tax abatement

East Coast Port:

• Asian and Indian imports continue to dominate U.S. consumer markets.  Optimal import supply chain practices now favor the use of East Coast ports to serve the Eastern U.S. population centers
• The ILWU strike at LA/Long Beach in 2002 and resulting supply chain interruption has forced shippers to look to the East Coast
• Land transportation costs are increasing. Fuel price increases, truck driver shortages, work rules, and clean air restrictions will continue to give the advantage of all-water transit to the U.S. East Coast
• Improved information / technology - IT solutions will mitigate transit time disadvange of all-water transit to U.S. East Coast

Port of Charleston:

• Among the busiest container ports in the U.S.
• Has the highest productivity and most reliable of all North American ports making it a good match for just-in-time manufacturers
• Main container berths are closer to the open sea than competing East Coast ports
• Post-panamax ships can call on Port of Charleston due to channel depth and air draft of the new Ravenal Bridge
• Charleston MSA population of 585,000 provides an abundant supply of labor and a sizeable market to distribute product
• Port expansion underway including 280-acre terminal at North Charleston Navy Base that will boost capacity by 1.3 million TEU's
• South Carolina, as both a right-to-work state and an employment-at-will state, offers one of the lowest unionization rates in the country with virtually no work stoppage
• The South Carolina work force ranks third highest in the nation in productivity and is projected to grow 30 percent more than the national average
• South Carolina is business-friendly and continues to foster growth including a broad manufacturing sector