Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone Recognized as Top Zone in U.S. for Second Consecutive Year
ATLANTA, November 8, 2018 – Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone (GFTZ) announced today that it was awarded the “Top Free Zones Award” by Site Selection magazine for the second consecutive year. GFTZ, which is consistently increasing its client base, was chosen for this recognition following a confidential global survey of more than 1,000 supply chain executives and site selection consultants.
“This recognition is particularly gratifying because of the professionals involved in the selection process. GFTZ and its board of directors works extremely hard to grow the foreign-trade zone program in Georgia by finding ways to bring additional value,” said President and CEO Julie Brown. “Our national network of leading trade experts helps to keep the businesses in our community well-informed on shifts in trade policy with insights and recommendations on how to maximize their savings and efficiencies. It’s our goal to be the best partner that our clients have to optimize the receipt of merchandise from a global supply chain.”
“The businesses that we work with are leaders in our state’s economy and the FTZ program is a key ingredient in their success. By reducing the cost of doing business for job creators in our economy we’re supporting job growth, wage growth and productivity. This is an important program and I’m proud of the work that we’re doing to keep Georgia moving,” said GFTZ Board Chairman Joe Bankoff.
Site Selection’s survey respondents voted on the top foreign-trade zones based on proven track record of success with investors; ease-of-access to necessary information; assistance to current and prospective investors; knowledgeable staff; professionality of communications; ability to cater to customers who speak different languages; and the quality of their web presence.
About Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone
Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone (GFTZ) is a private non-profit corporation that serves as the federally appointed grantee with administrative responsibilities over Foreign-Trade Zone #26, serving the majority of Georgia. GFTZ is dedicated to fostering economic growth in Georgia and the U.S. through the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone program. For more information visit www.georgiaftz.com.
About Site Selection
Site Selection magazine, published by Conway Data Inc., delivers expansion planning information to 48,000 executives of fast-growing firms. The senior publication in the development field, Site Selection is also available via Site Selection Online. The publication also publishes or co-publishes e-newsletters, including The Site Selection Dispatch, Life Sciences Report, Aerospace Report and Energy Report; Site Selection International; The FDI Report; Trust Belt.com and the OnSITE Travel blog.