Logistics & Distribution

Everything your business needs is right here in Northwest Ohio

A strong industrial manufacturing base and a vibrant transportation network provide key advantages for businesses, including significant cost saving and direct access to customers.

Businesses can reach nearly 60% of the North American market within a day’s drive. And with every major form of transportation available, this region offers the best location to reach customers and deliver goods.

And the recent development of a new logistics park adjacent to the CSX Intermodal will provide companies dramatic reduction in transportation costs, time savings and risk mitigation.

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Location

The Toledo region’s central location in the Midwest market puts businesses within a day’s drive of 100 million people

Transportation

Class 1 rail lines, three of the country’s most traveled interstates and the largest cargo port on the Great Lakes provide for fast and efficient distribution of goods to customers across the country

Ready-to-Develop Sites

Northwest Ohio is home to nearly a dozen sites ready for immediate development

Foreign Trade Zones

Northwest Ohio features two General Purpose Foreign Trade Zones, allowing for users to defer, reduce or eliminate U.S. Customs duties on products

“This is the most economical place to locate a facility.”

— Chuck Bills, President & CEO, Ohio Logistics

OHIO HAS SECOND LOWEST EFFECTIVE TAX RATE IN U.S. FOR NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

TOLEDO REGION RECOGNIZED AS A 5-STAR LOGISTICS METRO

OHIO OWNS NATION’S 4TH LARGEST INTERSTATE SYSTEM

Northwest Ohio's logistics & distribution industryin the last five years:

3,800+

New Jobs

$730Mil

Capital Investment

Take a look at the company we keep in the logistics & distribution industry

Businesses in Northwest Ohio can reach more than 60% of the U.S. and Canadian markets within a day’s drive. It’s no wonder some of the biggest names in the industry have established operations in this region.