The United States of America is the largest economic engine operating within the ever-expanding global economy. The U.S.’s ever churning economic gears are comprised of large-, medium-, and small-businesses operating in the manufacturing, automobile, pharmaceutical, clothing, food & beverage, and many more sectors. All of these U.S. based companies are part of the global supply chain and employ U.S.-based workers to meet the companies’ goals. Many of these companies, with their intricate global supply chains, have FTZ operations that involve an import/export component or are partners with a company that has an FTZ operation.
In the era of off-shoring and near-shoring, the U.S. FTZ program incentivizes companies to maintain a portion of their operations on U.S. soil. Thus, the more we can retain U.S.-based companies and recruit new companies to the FTZ program, the more jobs can be created in your community.
In the coming years, NAFTZ Advocacy will serve as the leading voice to protect your job. You are invited to watch us work and even join us as an FTZ Advocate to help us reach our targeted audience and make the U.S. economy even stronger. The NAFTZ will fight for your job!
Written by Torrey Chambliss
FTZ Advocate for Tampa Bay-Orlando Florida (Tampa Bay/I-4 Corridor FTZ Project)
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