b'6 AmeerriiccaannJJoouurrnnaallooffTTrraannssppoorrttaattiioonn a8 Am ajjoottccoommdocks.Recognizingthesea Plug and Play partners with SEDA to establish aStonemont Financial Group changetocome,GPAlead-First-Mile Logistics innovation hub in Savannahership began construction ofinks major lease at Georgia thefirstcontainerberthat Plug and Play, the Silicon- on the ground floor of some- Play Fo uCitynderTaerminal.nd CEO Saeed Garden International Trade CenterValleybasedventurecapitalthing that could significantlyAmiBydi.1970,The si gSavannahnificant in vwasest- firm and corporate innovationshape the region. mentsalrsixth mamong inU.S.rankedeady adein fra-BicycledistributorPacificCycleInc.finalizes platform,isannouncingitsSavannahprovidesthestructu rTewo and yearsports.manu flateractu,r inCong in-1,067,000-square-foot deal to occupy spec ware-partnershipwiththeSavan- perfectmixofbest-in-classSavannah me a1n s openedthat log iwithtainer Berth stics house as development team launches next phase nahEconomicDevelopmentresourcestoacceleratethestartupsw service from Japan.container illbeabletopilot of construction at master-planned parkESTABLISH continuedAuthority(SEDA)toestab- growthofFirst-MileLogis- A (newerainshipping had lishaFirst-MileLogisticsticsstartups,saidPlugandbegun, and plans wereon page 8) imme- InlateNovember2020,known bicycle brands includ-innovationhubinSavannah.diatelymadeforasecondStonemont Financial Group, aning Schwinn, Mongoose and The partnership aims to buildcontainer berth. Atlanta-based private real estateKid Trax, and is set to offi-an ecosystem where corpora- Theturnofthecenturyinvestment firm specializing incially occupy the building at tions,startups,anduniversi- markedseveralmajormile- industrial development and netthe beginning of 2021.ties can collaborate on solvingstones, including a West Coastlease assets, announced that itTheleasewithPacific the biggest challenges of thedock strike that diverted sig- executeda1,067,000-square- Cycleisoneofthelargest maritime,trucking,rail,andnificant cargo volumes to thefootleasewithPacificCycleindustrial leases in the Savan-a 1967 cover illustration for the Georgia Ports authoritys magazine depicts air cargo industries. EastCoast,whereSavan- Inc.forBuilding2Batthenahmarketthisyearand a sprawl of sheds and warehouses at Savannahs Garden City Terminal.Thebusinessoflogis- nahwasreadyandwaiting.GeorgiaInternationalTradecoincideswiththelaunchof ticsisavitalcomponenttoGardenCityTerminalseffi- Center(GITC)inEffinghamthenextphaseofconstruc-SavannahseconomyandcienthandlingofthatextraCounty,GeorgianearSavan- tion at GITC. Phase Two calls includes a world class infra- cargoconvincedmanyWestnah. Pacific Cycle will initiallyforthreebuildingstotal-structure system with the PortCoastshipperstomaketheoccupy 774,000 square feet ining1.16millionsquarefeet, ofSavannah,unparalleleddiversion permanent. January 2021. They will then416,000squarefeet,and interstates,theSavannah/ expandintothefullbuilding250,400squarefeet,respec-HiltonHeadInternationalC argoo wnersw ooed in September 2022. Stonemonttively.GITC is fully entitled AirportandourextensivePerhaps the most signifi- developedBuilding2Bonatoaccommodateupto7.2 Class 1 and Short Line Rail- cant development around thatpartially-speculativebasisandmillion square feet of devel-a containership with boxes loaded 12 wide makes its way past roadnetworks,saidSEDAtime was a daring and uniquesigned the Pacific Cycle leaseopment once Phase Two and downtown Savannahs riverfront in 1973.(MARKS andcon tinCEOued frTripPresident omberth. By the end of that year,visionsharedbyDougjust a few months after buildingPhase Three are complete. The T age 6)By partnering withthe terminal had handled moreMarchand, at the time execu- construction was completed.site has already been cleared pollison.Plug Beach and York/than200,000tonsofcargotivedirectoroftheGeorgiaPacificCycle(Pacificandconcretepouredforthe Long and Play andNewintegrating more of the.technology sideand serviced 46 vessels. PortsAuthority,andDickCycleregularlymakesthe416,000-square-footspec New Jerseyof logistics, In the mid-1960s, Savan- Knowlton,hiscounterpartAJOTsTop100list)isthefacility that will feature four Indeed,weGa rhavedenCa iuniquety Ter- minaloffic iatoll y positionopened foropportunity our nah began to experience theattheSavannahEconomicAmericandivisionofthedrive-indoorsandupto86 region bo leader biggestandmostsweepingDevelopment Authority. Canada-basedDorelIndus- dock doors, 36 clear height, busine sasstheinlong-term1953,astingin neral ca rworld.go bert hThiss, tw iso revolutioninmodernship- Inadditiontoupdatingtries which imports and dis- andotherpremiumfeatures fo uther g elogisticsa -tonopportunity es,start pingasthefirstcontainer- (MARKScontinued ontributes bicycles. 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