JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- CSX today announced that a portion of the West Branch
Commerce Park in Berkeley County, South
Carolina has been designated a CSX Select Site.
Select Sites are development-ready properties along the CSX
network where standard land use issues and comprehensive due
diligence items have been previously addressed. These
properties are pre-positioned to meet manufacturers' needs, which
significantly reduces the time required to construct facilities and
ultimately bring products to market.
"The State of South Carolina
continues to be a magnet for new industry," said Clark Robertson, assistant vice president,
regional development at CSX. "Located 30 miles from the Port of
Charleston, this site is ideal for
manufacturers with overseas customers or international supply
chains and is well-positioned to capitalize on the area's superior
logistics capabilities."
Formerly a wholesale nursery operation, this 689-acre industrial
park is adjacent to both U.S. Highway 52 and CSX's mainline, three
miles south of the Town of Moncks
Corner. The southern half of the park, totaling 362 acres,
received CSX Select Site designation.
CSX introduced the Select Site program in 2012 to better serve
new or existing customers on its network. CSX partners with The
Austin Company, a nationally-known site selection consulting firm,
to screen candidate sites and assist communities with the
application and certification process.
Anita Zucker, whose company owns
the site, said, "As both a CSX Select Site and a South
Carolina Department of Commerce certified site, West Branch is
ready for the immediate development of rail-served industry and
manufacturing along Berkeley
County's prime US-52 growth corridor."
The West Branch Commerce Park is the third site in South Carolina and the first in South Carolina's Low Country to be designated
as a CSX Select Site.
"Today's announcement of West Branch Commerce Park being chosen
for CSX Select Site certification is a testament to
Berkeley County's highly
attractive investment environment – incredible infrastructure, a
well-trained labor force and the lowest county government tax rate
in the state," said Hon. Bill
Peagler, Berkeley County
Supervisor.
To receive CSX Select Site designation, the location must
meet a rigorous list of criteria, including infrastructure and
utility availability, environmental reviews, appropriate zoning and
entitlement, rail serviceability, proximity to highways or
interstates, and other attributes. Once certified, the sites are
featured on a new user-friendly web portal that includes press
releases, promotional materials and direct marketing to site
selection professionals.
To learn more about CSX Select Sites online, visit
www.csxselectsites.com
About CSX
CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier
transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and
rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across
a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial,
construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For nearly 190
years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation's economic
expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every
major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly two-thirds of the
nation's population resides. It also links more than 240 short-line
railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and farming towns alike. More information about
CSX Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at
www.csx.com. Like us on Facebook
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