North Carolina Rail & Commerce Park

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    175,072

    size of labor force in Martin County and surrounding areas
    *2016

    $6.3m

    grant money dedicated to creating a career/technical education center

    $1m

    water and sewer additions will be completed in 2020

    100

    acres available for industrial development in the NC Rail & Commerce Park

    50

    national and regional trucking carriers serving the Martin County area

    58

    community colleges involved in the Customized Training Program

    12

    higher education institutions within a 50 mile radius

    10

    counties involved in the RAMP East regional partnership

    • Raleigh-Durham (RDU) less than 2 hours away
    • Pitt-Greenville (PGV) only 25 miles away, with American Airlines regional jet service
    • Martin Co (MCZ) has 5000’ runway and is 5 minutes away

    • Existing lead track connects to CSX main line
    • Adjacent Edgecombe County is the location for the new CSX Carolina Connector, intermodal rail terminal and major transportation hub for the Southeastern US

    • Barge transport via Roanoke River to the Intracoastal Waterway
    • Port of Virginia or NC Port at Morehead City – 100 miles
    • NC Port of Wilmington – 140 miles

    • At the intersection of four-lane highways US 64 and US 17 (future I-87 connecting Raleigh and Norfolk)
    • Less than 30-45 minutes to I-95

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