Denver offers a strategic location to relieve seaport congestion by functioning as a center for land-based processing of imports arriving from coastal ports. TransPort offers a clean slate of sites available for development at competitive prices.

Strategic Location

• Direct trucking and distribution via I-70 to all Rocky Mountain States, Canada, and Mexico
• Direct access to I-70 and minutes from E-470 that connects to I-76 and I-25 providing a bypass from Metro Denver congestion for regional distribution
• Good Access to the Port-to-Plains Highway
• Congestion free area
• Close proximity to Denver International Airport (DIA), the fifth busiest airport in the country and the tenth busiest in the world
• Domestic and international flights at DIA provide convenient access to foreign markets, suppliers, customers and offices 15 minutes to DIA cargo facilities
• Front Range Airport, adjacent to TransPort offers businesses the alternative of a full-service regional airport with the tallest general aviation air traffic control tower in North America
• Established network of freight forwarders, brokers and third party logistics companies in the area15 minutes from Roadway and Yellow Freight hubs
• Mountain Time zone allows efficient business operations to entire U.S.
• Positioned midway between Canada and Mexico to take advantage of NAFTA opportunities
• Strategically located on the 105th Meridian, halfway between Munich and Tokyo, you can reach Europe, South America and the Pacific Rim in the same business day. Also this is the only region of the U.S. which allows single bounce satellite transmission to all of these areas of the world.
• Denver area logistics quotient continues to show steady improvement and ranks 35th nationally among 362 metro areas making it a Top 50 location with a five star logistics network and highly desirable location for business
• TransPort is located in Adams County, which is projected to the be the fastest growing county in Colorado for the next 20 years according to forecasts by the Denver Regional Council of Governments

Adams County

TransPort is located in Adams County, which is projected to the be the fastest growing county in Colorado for the next 20 years according to forecasts by the Denver Regional Council of Governments. Almost half the employment growth will be in Adams County and the urban core.

Based on 2005 estimates, 1,449,502 people live within a 45 minute drive time from TransPort and the civilian labor force is 746,585 people with 22% being blue collar and 64% white collar. The proportion or white collar workers increases as the 45 minute drive time expands to a 60 minute drive time and education attainment levels also increase. Employment levels across most major industry groups in the area show that the labor shed is similar to that of the state and the rest of the country.

Metro Denver has a mild climate with 300 days of sunshine annually plus a business environment positioned for growth. The Denver-Boulder-Greeley MSA is the nation’s 19th largest with 2.6 million people. The Denver metro area is located just east of the front range of the Rocky Mountains. This provides Denver with a more amenable climate than found in upper elevations. Temperatures are moderate with four beautiful seasons. Denver offers world-class skiing and a variety of other outdoor activities within a 90-minute drive. Due to its highly desirable quality of life Denver remains one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation. Since 1990, the metro area’s population has expanded at an average annual rate of nearly 2.6% - more than double the national pace of expansion. Robust in-migration has accounted for roughly 80% of metro Denver’s population growth during the past decade.

The metro Denver area is unique in that the area is considered a “consuming market,” meaning there are more products shipped into the city than out. This results in very competitive outbound freight rates. This combined with the ability to bring products into TransPort on rail, makes for economical freight costs. Also, Colorado is the only Rocky Mountain state that receives Overland Common Point (OCP) rates from the Pacific steamship companies. OCP rates reduce cartage costs when an overseas shipment is destined for the Pacific.