Move Your Business to Port Freeport with Ease

Many key factors must be considered when companies are looking to relocate, with location being a top priority. Port Freeport, just an hour from Houston, Texas, has more to offer than an excellent location alone.

Be At the Center of It All in Port Freeport

Texas Highway 288 connects Freeport to Houston and is the direct and quickest route into the world's energy capital. Houston produces over $75 billion worth of goods annually, making it the largest manufacturing zone in Texas, a second in the U.S. metro area for manufacturing GDP.

The Port's public berths are just three miles from the open sea and a one-hour transit from the pilot station. Port Freeport offers eight conventional berths for its customers and potential customers. The Freeport Harbor Channel has a water depth of 46 feet MLLW and will accommodate post-Panamax vessels. 

Port Freeport is located in Brazoria County, which offers a wealth of educated and skilled labor. Brazoria County is pro-business and welcomes new growth, offering tax abatements for qualified projects. The Port also has the added benefit of  Foreign-Trade Zone No. 149. 

The most telling evidence of Port Freeport's prime location is the prevalence of public-private partnerships. The private sector must be interested, and even competitive, in bringing jobs to its area. Some of the following area common economic benefits companies can look forward to are:  

• Sale or lease of usable land or buildings
• Full or partial tax abatements
• Potential infrastructure grants via TxDOT or USDOT  
• Foreign Trade Zone no. 149  
• Inventory Tax Abatement via FTZ no. 149.  

We'll Help You Relocate Smoothly to Port Freeport

Marketplaces throughout the country have become very sophisticated in their goal to attract new businesses to a locale and create a vibrant economy with good-paying jobs, infrastructure, and promise for the future.

Relocation implies that a new location suits a company's existing business better. Because location is essential in a successful move, many aspects of the ideal property should be considered.

Keep in mind some of the following when considering your move:

• Ensure that the property's title survey, topography and soil reports are available.    
• Are there wetlands and, if so, is there a mitigation plan? Is there an environmental report?  
• Calculate the labor costs based on wage rates for the county and understand the union/non-union situation.  
• Know what the unemployment rates are for the area considered.  
• Estimate the energy costs.  
• Figure taxes and learn if there are incentives for new businesses moving into the county.