Economic Development

Washoe County Location/Market Access

Trucking

With borders on five states, Nevada provides efficient transportation links to major western markets. Reno/Sparks, located in Washoe County, is at the hub of an extensive transportation network on two major highway corridors: Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 395. Shipments from Reno/Sparks to 10 of the 11 western states occur on a second-day basis.

Interstate 80 connects Reno/Sparks to Sacramento and San Francisco to the west and Salt Lake City to the east. U.S. Highway 395 runs northbound to Oregon, Washington, and Canada and southbound to Los Angeles.

Both JC Penney and Kmart, two major distribution centers located in Reno and Sparks, carry shipments over these routes daily.

Mileage to/from Reno, NV

Sacramento, CA	129 miles
San Francisco, CA	215 miles
Boise, ID	428 miles
Las Vegas, NV	446 miles
Salt Lake City, UT	514 miles
Los Angeles, CA	518 miles
Portland, OR	579 miles
Seattle, WA	751 miles
Phoenix, AZ	769 miles
Helena, MT	890 miles
Cheyenne, WY	949 miles
Denver, CO	1,046 miles
Santa Fe, NM	1,081 miles

Source: Free Trip

Third Party Logistics

Bender Group
Bender Group focuses on providing flexible logistics solutions, delivering excellent customer service and building partnerships with companies of all sizes to improve their supply chain networks, from raw materials to consumer delivery.

CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics is a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions demonstrating core competencies in domestic and international freight transportation, integrated logistics management and information technology.

Griffin Transport Services
Griffin Transport Services, a Nevada Company, provides a full range of international Supply Chain logistics services targeted to meet the needs of companies engaged in global trade. Our Logistics expertise includes International Transportation, Freight Forwarding, Trucking, US Customs, Compliance, Foreign Trade Zone, Warehousing, Distribution, 3PL & 4PL solutions, contract negotiation, Transportation management programs, and full supply chain programs designed to streamline and make seamless the global trade environment.

Hopkins Distribution
Hopkins Distribution Company is well known and respected for providing global logistics, distribution, and warehousing solutions for many clients across the United States. As a Third Party Logistics (3PL) specialist, they provide their clients with a wide array of highly technical yet cost-efficient options for fulfillment, distribution and warehousing challenges.

ITS Logistics
ITS Logistics is a Nevada based, third party logistics provider offering a wide range of supply chain solutions to local and national manufacturers and distributors.

Kuehne + Nagel
Kuehne + Nagel is one of the world's leading logistics providers. Across its global network of 750 offices in more than 100 countries, the company develops and delivers integrated logistics solutions of outstanding quality and operational excellence. Tailored to industry and customer requirements.

OHL
OHL offers a comprehensive set of logistics solutions to support customer needs throughout the world. Their services include transportation, warehousing and distribution, customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and trade consulting services.

OHL – Sparks, Nevada would like to share some great initiatives for warehousing and logistics services. Currently, OHL Sparks has approximately 150k ft2 available. Open rack and bulk storage. With this immediate space available, the OHL Sparks Operations Team is willing to fill at a very low cost - attractive rate. This is for month to month as well as year to year deals. Please contact Jonathan Greer at jgreer@ohl.com or 775.412.0653 directly for additional information.

Schneider Logistics
Schneider Logistics provides innovative transportation and logistics technologies that optimize supply chain visibility, flexibility, and profitability. We provide our customers with the resources they need to be successful and the power to make informed decisions that are right for their business. Where is your business taking you? We’ll get you there.

International Services

Reno is located 4 hours from the major international and domestic shipping hub of the San Francisco Bay Area. This area includes the Ports of Oakland and San Francisco, three major airports: San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, rail facilities in Oakland and Richmond, and domestic truck line operations throughout the region. The Customs Port of San Francisco is the sixth largest customs seaport/airport in the country, servicing nearly a million entries covering nearly $68 billion in merchandise annually. San Francisco International Airport is in the process of completing over $2 billion in expansion that will set it as one of the preeminent airports in the western hemisphere, in time to handle an estimated passenger load increase of 50% in the next five years.

Reno is able to take advantage of all of the benefits of this port through direct electronic connectivity to Customs in Washington, San Francisco and ports around the nation. The proximity to major West Coast ports provides next day capability for movement of cargo back and forth for import and export as well as domestic spoke-and-hub services via air, truck or rail. At the same time, Reno has customs facilities and personnel to handle nearly all import and export needs, while Reno International Airport is capable of handling a variety of international and domestic services and flights. Reno is situated at a major crossroads for truck and rail services, facilitating next day and deferred services throughout the nation and many parts of the world.

Reno offers service, location and the promise of timely cargo handling.

Foreign Trade Zones

A foreign trade zone is a restricted access site authorized by the Foreign Trade Zones Board, which consists of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Treasury. FTZs, upon activation under regulations of the U.S. Customs Service, are secured areas under U.S. Customs supervision and are located in or near a U.S. Customs recognized port of entry. Customs entry procedures do not apply even though FTZs are within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States. For more information visit: http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/customsftz.html#advantage

Foreign Trade Zone 126 is located in northwest Nevada (View Map), centered off the International Customs Port in Reno, Nevada. Our zone has been approved for Alternative Site Framework (ASF), providing maximum flexibility to potential zone users. Property covered includes southern Washoe county, all of Storey, Carson, and Douglas counties, northern Lyon county, and western Churchill county- roughly 5000 square miles of available FTZ space. ASF designation allows potential users the flexibility of location, as well as quick approval for zone activity.

Griffin Transport Services is the designated administrator on behalf of the Grantee, the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN).

Below are the forms and documents required to establish a foreign trade zone operation.

Information obtained from Griffin Global Logistics. Please visit their website or blog for additional foreign trade zone information or contact us for information on how to be a part of a foreign trade zone.

Rail Service

Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads service the Reno metropolitan area and provide efficient rail cargo distribution. Amtrak provides passenger service for Reno and Sparks travelers.

Bus Service

Greyhound Lines provides regional and national bus route system service. For more information visit www.greyhound.com.

The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) offers the following public transit services for the greater Reno/Sparks area. RTC RIDE is the fixed-route bus service; RTC INTERCITY is the commuter service between Reno and Carson City; RTC ACCESS is the paratransit service; RTC SIERRA SPIRIT is the downtown Reno circulator service; RTC RIDESHARE is a web-based service that uses advanced technology to make carpool matching easy, fast, convenient, and accurate..

Airport

Reno-Stead Airport
Reno-Stead Airport s a general aviation airport located north of Reno. The physical facilities include two asphalt runways (7,600 ft. and 8,080 ft.) on 5,000 acres, lights, hangars and full services. Aviation Classics Limited is the fixed-based operator. In addition, the Nevada Army National Guard has an Aviation Support Facility at the airport, from which military training activities are conducted. Reno Stead Airport is home to the Reno National Championship Air Races every September.

Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RTIA) is located a short distance from the Carson City area. RTIA is the nation's 63rd busiest airport. Everyday at RTIA approximately 10,000 passengers arrive/depart, 15,000 commercial airline seats arrive/depart, 130 commercial airline arivals/departurs take place, and 280,000 pounds of cargo arriving/departing. There are three runways, the main runway is 11,000 ft, the crosswind runway is 6,100 ft. and a parallel runway that is 9,000 ft. U.S. Customs and Immigration Offices are located on the airport premises. RTIA is a landing rights airport and Port of Entry. Three fixed-based operators provide a full range of services for private aircraft. Three fixed-based operators provide a full range of services for private aircraft.

Air Cargo Information

Currently, Reno Tahoe International Airport is served by the following air cargo carriers:

United Parcel Service Co. (UPS)
Fed Ex Express
DHL (International Only)
Southwest Airlines
Alaska/Horizon Airlines

Air Cargo Numbers

Month	2009	2010	2011
January	8,777,047	8,695,804	8,959,543
February	7,675,284	7,679,924	8,674,321
March	8,237,243	8,814,895	10,513,446
April	7,841,936	8,633,892	8,870,669
May	7,619,402	8,273,448	8,510,228
June	7,870,143	8,737,038	9,437,259
July	7,967,294	9,113,694	8,932,737
August	7,929,474	9,388,206	9,646,833
September	8,553,601	9,871,400	8,958,988
October	8,519,360	9,915,411	8,527,399
November	8,093,678	9,706,711	9,494,432
December	13,149,429	14,186,519
Totals	102,233,891	113,016,942	100,525,855

Source: Airport Authority of Washoe County

Road Closure Information

I-80 between Reno NV and Sacramento CA

Year	Total Road Closures & Holds	Avg Length of Closure	Main Reason for Closure	Total Snow Fall	Days Chains Required
2010-11	37	2 hrs 45 min	Visibility/Accidents	561"	48
2009-10	16	2 hrs 37 min	Visibility/Accidents	398"	43
2008-09	42	3hrs 3 min	Spinouts/Accidents	380"	34
2007-08	174	45 min	Spinouts/Accidents	420.5"	48
2006-07	151	2 hrs 37 min	Spinouts/Accidents	301"	37

*On Holds and Closures 30 min or Longer*

Truck-Related Closures

Year	Total Truck-Related Closures	Total Hours	Total Hours > 2 Hours	Total Hours > 30 minutes	Total Hours < 30 minutes
2010-11	5	25.5	25.5	0	0
2009-10	4	15	13.5	1	1
2008-09	1	1.5	0	1.5	0
2007-08	4	23 hrs 21 min	22 hrs 15 min	22 hrs 15 min	0
2006-07	13	117 hrs 12 min	78 hrs 33 min	39 hours 45 min	0