FTZ Success Stories

The following NAFTZ publications highlight the effectiveness of FTZs as an economic development tool and a source of competitive advantage for American firms in a variety of industries.

Automotive Industry

Manufacturing Vehicles in an FTZ
Donnie Barnes, Barnes Consulting, LLC

FTZs as Vehicle Processing Centers
David Ostheimer, Lamb & Lerch

Electronic Industry

Foreign Trade Zones: Fostering US Competiveness in a Global Economy
Sean Lydon, Director, Sony Electronics Inc.

Logistics Industry

How the FTZ Program Can Improve Logistics
Curtis Spencer, IMS Worldwide, Inc.

Third-Party Logistics Providers Taking Advantage of the FTZ Framework

Petroleum Industry

Why Zones are Important to the Oil Refining Business
Vance Poe, ExxonMobil, and Mike Heldebrand, Ernst & Young, LLP

Pharmaceutical Industry

U.S. Drugmakers Maintain Competitive Edge Through FTZ Program
Daniel Griswold

Impact on the Nation

These publications highlight how FTZs also benefit the U.S. through investment, the expansion of trade, and the creation of opportunities for small to medium sized manufacturers and Grantees.

44 Years of Activated Zones Projects
Greater Kansas City Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. (Runner-up 2018 Success Story Challenge Grantee category)

Capital Opportunities in Foreign-Trade
Capital Region FTZ#121 (Winner 2018 Success Story Challenge Grantee category)

FTZ Distribution Centers Encourage US Investment
Brandi Hanback, Managing Director, Rockefeller Group

The Important Role of Foreign-Trade Zones in U.S. Trade Expansion
Lewis Leibowitz, Partner, Logan Lovells US LLP

FTZ T/IM Process Creates Exciting Opportunities for Small/Medium Sized Manufacturers and FTZ Grantees
Domenick Gambardella, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC