Jacksonville, Florida is strategically situated on the Northeast Florida coast, and is fast becoming the Southeastern United States' "Gateway to the World." Three major interstates, I-95, I-75 and I-10, connect Jacksonville to the Southwest, Midwest and Northeast, and three railroads, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Florida East Coast, provide nationwide rail transport to and from every region of the country.

Jacksonville's port facility, JAXPORT, is one of the fastest growing ports in North America. JAXPORT has three separate marine terminals, a 50-foot channel depth and a highly developed infrastructure and workforce. Recent partnerships between JAXPORT and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, as well as Hanjin Shipping Company of Korea, position Jacksonville to become the leading East Coast port serving Asia.

Strategically Located:

• 45 million people are within an eight-hour drive of Jacksonville
• 60 percent of the U.S. population is within a 24-hour truck drive
• 11 percent of employment in Jacksonville is in the transportation and warehousing sectors
• Jacksonville is the fastest growing U.S.-foreign trade gateway
• Jacksonville was named "No. 1 Gem in the Expanding U.S. Export Market" from leading research group, Global Insight, Inc.