HEATH-NEWARK-LICKING COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
                      PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					CONTACT:
July 7, 2004		        Rick Platt, 740-788-5500 ext. 35

          FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SEMINAR SET FOR JULY 14
Port Authority and Southgate Corporation Team Up For Promotional Event

HEATH – Southgate Corporation and the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port 
Authority announce a seminar on Licking County’s newest economic 
development tool, Foreign Trade Zone #138, is scheduled for Wednesday, 
July 14, 2004 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the The Base, the Central Ohio 
Aerospace & Technology Center in Heath.

The seminar, being offered in cooperation with the Newark & Licking 
County Chamber of Commerce and the Licking County Planning Commission, 
is intended to better acquaint business and local development officials 
with the advantages of foreign trade zone status.  Earlier this year, 
sites at Southgate’s Etna Corporate Park and the Port Authority’s COATC 
South Campus received approval for federally-designated foreign trade 
zone status.

Seating is limited for the free seminar. To register, visit 
http://hnlcpa.com/ftz or phone 788-5500 ext. 29.

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