Logistics Industry Site Selection, Distribution Industry Site Selection

Crossroads to the World

Companies involved in logistics industry site selection projects - which includes transportation, distribution, warehousing - recognize the importance of a significant transportation system. Duke Energy’s service areas offer excellent infrastructure attractive to logistics industry site selection consultants.

A robust transportation system is critical to a successful logistics industry site selection project. Duke Energy’s service territory has an impressive road network.

  • Carolinas - Crisscrossed with 6 major interstates (I-85, I-26, I-77, I-95, I-20 and I-40) and over 140,000 miles of highway, the Carolinas are linked to seaports, businesses and consumers in all directions. By 2006, 96% of N.C. will have access to four-lane highways within 10 minutes.
  • Indiana - Crisscrossed with 8 major interstates (I-69, I-65, I-94, I-70, I-74, I-64, I-80, and I- 90) and over 1,169 miles of interstate, Indiana is linked to businesses and consumers in all directions.

Quality Workforce

We can assist you in identifying the skills and cost of labor available as part of your logistics industry site selection project. When it comes to quality and reliability, the workers in our service territory are diverse and skilled.

  • Carolinas - The Carolinas’ 75-campus Community College System has emerged as one of the largest in the nation and is recognized as the national leader for its support of economic workforce development and training. Examples of programs are ISO 9000, Total Quality Management, Team Building, Supervisory Development Training, Statistical Process Control and World Class Concepts.
  • Midwest - The Indiana 23 campus community college system, IvyTech, is an asset for business. In 2005, more than 1,400 companies and thousands of students benefited from Workforce and Economic Development programs, including corporate training, continuing education and workforce certification.

Quality Rail Network

For some companies, a robust rail infrastructure is critical criteria for most successful logistics industry site selection projects. Moving large loads is a standard requirement, a challenge which most communities served by Duke Energy can meet.

  • Carolinas - Four Class I railroads with 37 freight lines operate over 5,500 miles of track throughout the Carolinas.
  • Indiana - Five Class I railroads18 freight lines operate over 4,500 miles of track throughout Indiana.

Deep Water Ports

Multiple access points give options to your global network.

  • Carolinas - Five deep water ports, specializing in intermodal system terminals with interstate and rail access to markets throughout the U.S., are located in the Carolinas. N.C. was the first port operated inland container staging and storage facility in the nation. S.C. is the 4th largest container port in the U.S.
  • Indiana - Three Indiana ports rank in top 100 of ports in U.S. for tonnage handled; Indiana Harbor, Gary, and Burns Waterway Harbor with 16.2, 9.7 and 9.3 millions of short tons processed each year respectively.

Airports

When it comes to air travel, Duke’s service territory offers many opportunities that will meet your logistics industry site selection needs.

  • Carolinas - Seven international airports (Charlotte-Douglas, Piedmont Triad, Raleigh/Durham, Wilmington, Greenville-Spartanburg, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach International), along with 9 regional airports, provide a global gateway to and from the Carolinas.
  • Indiana - Major airports are in Indianapolis International, Fort Wayne International, Gary, South Bend, Terre Haute International and Evansville. Each year over 125 thousand international visitors (excluding Canada and Mexico) visit Indiana.

Proximity to Markets

The Duke Energy Service Territory captures the majority of the United States market.

  • Carolinas - Within 300 miles/500 km of the Carolinas’ borders are: 40 million people.
  • Indiana - Within 300 miles/500 km of Indiana’s borders are: 75 million people.