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Railport Industrial Park
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Located in Marion, Arkansas, the Railport Industrial Park consists of approximately 2,100 acres bounded on the north by the Union Pacific Intermodal Railport. It is located within 3 miles of both Interstate 55 and Interstate 40, 4 miles from a municipal airport, 8 miles from the Port of West Memphis, 12 miles from the Port of Memphis, and 16 miles from Memphis International Airport.
General Information
- Zoned or projected for light industrial use
- Ownership is private
- Initial water, sewer, highway infrastructure in place
- Rail spur access is available
- Home of Hino Motor Manufacturing’s first U.S. plant (construction began in 2004)
- Currently in industrial and agricultural use
Topographical Information
- Elevation 212-224 feet above sea level
- Minimal wetlands (less than 1 percent)
- No environmental hazards
- Property is flat, cleared, currently in use for agriculture
Development Information
- Property lies within an Arkansas Enterprise Zone and is thus qualified for tax incentives
- Parcels available from 10 acres
- Major facilities in the area (within two miles) include Family Dollar Distribution Center, Watkins Truck Lines, S-B Power Tools Distribution Center and Schneider Truck Lines
- Targeted location for warehousing, distribution, light assembly operations
- Property tax abatement program available
- Fast-track permitting process for local building and operational permits
Utility/Infrastructure Information
- Natural gas -- Reliant Energy/Arkla. Four-inch stainless steel transmission line in area
- Electricity – Entergy Arkansas, Inc. 161 kV transmission line on site and substation
- Water -- City of Marion. 12-inch main and 1,000,000-gallon elevated storage tank on site
- Excess capacity approximately 1.35 million gpd. Upgrade in progress now to provide additional 1.5 mgd capacity.
- Sewer -- City of Marion. 15-inch main and pump station on site. Excess capacity approximately 350,000 gpd. Upgrade in progress to provide additional 800,000 gpd capacity.
- Telecommunications -- Southwestern Bell. Fiber-optic transmission on site; DMS 100 switching, 55 miles to POP. Bandwidth available for all voice, data and video applications. ISDN, Frame relay, SONET, and CCSS7 available.
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