STRATEGIC ASSETS GEARED FOR GLOBAL GROWTH

Strategic Assets

Military workforce
3,600 – 4,800 soldiers leave military at Fort Stewart each year

Average commute time: 21.9 minutes

Labor Pool:

  • 24,680: County
  • 226,365: Within 30 minutes
  • 288,906: Within 45 minutes
  • 405,017: Within 60 minutes

28.4 median age
more than 8 percentage points younger than state and nearly 10 points younger than US.

Tradeport East Business Center
30 minutes from the Port of Savannah

Tradeport West Business Center
Available Acres: 1,400

Boost productivity, speed and profitability with Liberty County assets, which together propel our industries to the forefront of the fast-moving global economy:

Workforce

Produce with more power and agility

Labor pool:

  • 418,986+ within a 60-minute commute
  • 294,332+ within a 45-minute commute
  • 230,678+ within a 30-minute commute
  • 69,084+ within a 15-minute commute
  • 25,617+ within Liberty County

Strength:

A workforce that delivers, supplemented by more than 300 “Heroes for Hire”— servicemen and servicewomen retiring or separating from Fort Stewart and entering the economy each month, bringing:

  • Skill, dedication and mental agility for rapid cross-training
  • 10,000 military spouses, highly motivated and ready to bring talents to the area workforce.

Custom training:

For qualified employers, custom training provided through Quick Start, repeatedly named by industrial experts as the #1 training program in the nation.

Location & Logistics

Reach with more speed

Prime location in Greater Savannah coastal region provides proximity and multi-modal access that includes:

Rapid highway-to-port connections, with proximity to 4 leading ports:

Port of Savannah, 32 miles via I-95

Port of Brunswick, 54 miles via I-95

JAXPORT in Jacksonville, 107 miles via I-95

Port of Charleston, 133 miles via I-95 and U.S. 17

Commercial aviation services:

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport only 30 minutes away and offering service from 9 major carriers.

General and corporate aviation services:

MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Field, a joint military-civilian operation.

Shortline rail service:

Genessee Wyoming RR’s Riceboro Southern traversing both Midway Industrial Park and Riceboro industirial areas, with connection to CSX Class I service in Savannah.

Incentives

Thrive with more tailored support

Reach ROI more rapidly through an incentives package tailored to your needs and goals, including incentives such as:

  • Military Zone tax credits, for qualified projects, providing up to $3,500 tax credit per job for up to 5 years.
  • Quality Jobs tax credits, for qualified projects, ranging between $2,500 and $5,000 per job up to 10 years.
  • Investment tax credits
  • Foreign Trade Zone advantages
  • Port tax credits
  • Tax abatements
Industrial Sites

Start up with more ease

  • Two industrial parks designated as Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) sites; acreage ready for custom parceling.
  • Ample available sites with some pad ready.
Community Support

Jobs wanted

Voters in Liberty County realize the value of industry and have repeatedly shown support. Over the years various proposals to exempt manufacturing, distribution and E-commerce inventories from property taxes have been put before voters and have been approved.

    Climate

    Few snow days

    Besides the opportunities for year-round recreation, Liberty County’s sub-tropical climate make winter weather interruptions rare. Snow has actually accumulated only twice in the last 30 years.

    The area is subject to hurricanes, but most storms that have impacted the state came out of the Gulf of Mexico, and across Florida’s Panhandle and south Georgia, dissipating strength before reaching the area. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reports the last hurricane to strike directly from the Atlantic was Category 2 David in 1979, and that the last major storm (Category 3-5) was a Category 4 storm in 1898.

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    Liberty County
    Development Authority

    425 W. Oglethorpe Highway,
    Hinesville, GA 31313
    Carmen Cole
    Director of Operations & Business Development
    email Carmen
    Phone: 912-368-3359
    Fax: 912-977-4431