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Located near the junction of California, Arizona, and Mexico, Yuma is a natural transportation hub with over 50 million consumers within a one day truck haul via Interstate 8 or US 95 both of which run directly through Yuma County. Some of the major advantages for business in Yuma:
- Low cost labor rates
- Quick Access to Key Markets
- Significantly lower utility rates than California or Nevada
- Foreign Trade Zone #219 offers duty and tariff reduction/eliminations along with property reduction of 80% for the life of the project.
- Two Ports of Entry allow for expedient movement of goods into the U.S.
Distribution
- Twelve (12) daily flights to Phoenix and Los Angeles served by US Airways and United.
- 17 major trucking companies
- Excellent back-haul opportunities due to volume of trucks entering and leaving California, to/from Yuma.
- New FedEx air and ground distribution facility
- Yuma is an official CANAMEX Corridor entry point, providing safe and efficient multi modal transportation networks from Yuma (Highway 95) to Mexico and Canada.
- Yuma Area Service Highway (ASH), a 26-mile, limited access, 4-lane divided state highway facilitating travel and movement of goods between the San Luis Port of Entry II and Interstate 8 relieving congestion on US 95 through the cities of San Luis, Gadsden, Somerton, and Yuma.
- Union Pacific Railroad provides service on their Sunset Route
- Port of Long Beach is less than 250 miles and the Port of Guaymas is 174 miles from Yuma
| Nav: Target Industries | |
| √ | Food Technology |
| √ | Military & Defense Testing |
| √ | Industrial Manufacturing |
| √ | Logistics & Distribution |
| √ | Renewable Energy |
| √ | Twin-Plant / Maquila Operations |
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Logistics and Distribution
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Incentives
Maps
San Luis Commercial Port of Entry II
- 15 commercial processing lanes for inspection, enforcement and commercial loading and unloading
- SENTRI fast lanes and CTPAT
- Two Primary inspection booths one of which is dedicated to the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program
- A bypass for oversize vehicles
- 25 commercial docks with five enclosed for climate control
- An export facility with six docks
- A Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS) gamma ray and X ray inspection building
Logistics and Distribution Education
Arizona Western College offers:
Associate of Applied Science degree in Logistics Supply Chain Management provides:
- An understanding of the fundamental principles of logistics and business
- A working knowledge of inventory control, transportation and warehouse management
Logistics Basic and Advanced Certificate for student seeking a vocational degree provides:
- A variety of logistics along with complementary business and general education courses
