How will an inland port affect Utah County business?
Adam Wasserman, managing partner of GLDPartners... explained that the portâs proximity to the airport is going to be increasingly important to local companiesâ competitiveness on both a national and global scale. He foresees companies in the future making location decisions based on access to the port.
âHaving this confluence of opportunity and connectivity right next to the largest airport recharging project, and one of the largest in the world right now is pretty interesting,â Wasserman said...
Karissa Neely, Daily Herald https://www.heraldextra.com/business...b44ce91ac.html
...Salt Lake City is uniquely positioned, the study continues, because âthe Union Pacificâs Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal provides significant infrastructure for a potential inland port. Located along the Union Pacific mainline, the terminal provides direct rail service to both the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Direct rail service is potentially available to the Port of Oakland as well. The terminal is located in close proximity to I-80, I-215, and S.R. 201, each of which is listed as one of Utahâs Primary Freight Network highways.â...
...Matt Mahar, vice president of home services at Vivint Smart Home, said the port could significantly help Vivintâs business model. All of Vivintâs product is produced in Asia currently, but an inland port could open up local manufacturing opportunities.
âI know if we could manufacture stateside at an affordable rate it would be much more beneficial to us in shipping speed and quality control,â Mahar said at the breakfast event. âTo have something local would allow much more integrated logistics and planning, and could drive costs down.â
Mahar said he believes the port would be even more important for larger companies who more heavily rely on shipping goods to and from the state. Once the inland port is up and running, it could optimize business growth.
âI imagine thatâs what a lot of other companies here are looking at,â Mahar said...
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