OUR HISTORY

Past History of FTZ#106

• 1962 October 30 - The Port Authority of the Greater Oklahoma City Area was established due to a possible inland water port being created.
• 1980 - A feasibility study for a Foreign-Trade Zone was conducted.
• 1983 January 26 - The Port Authority met after an extended adjournment. At this time the Authority gave approval to submit an application to establish a Foreign-Trade Zone.
  • July 1 - Application for Zone status submitted to the National Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
  • September 28 - A public hearing was conducted concerning application for the Zone.
• 1984 September 14 - Application for Zone status was approved by the National Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
• 1985 October 16 - Foreign-Trade Zone Administrator, staff position supported by the City for Foreign-Trade Zone#106, begins functions.
• 1986 June - Port Authority approves a contract with the future operator of the Zone, Aero-Meridian Corporation. Port Authority approves of the concept to modify and expand the Zone's boundary.
  • Operator has a warehouse that consists of#106,000 square feet, located one mile from WRWA. Warehouse is operated by Biagi Warehousing.
  • August 1986 Port Authority submits application for expansion of FTZ requesting designation for 236 acres of land.
• 1988 August 23 - General Motors Corporation's 437-acre automobile assembly plant in Oklahoma City transfers from it's original Zone in Tulsa to Oklahoma City's FTZ#106.
• 1991 November 1 - Ted Davis Manufacturing Inc. submits application for Sub-zone Status.
  • October 29, 1992 Sub-zone established.
• 1994 - Administrators who were with the OKC planning department retired.
  • July 1 - Administration of the FTZ#106 was reassigned to the Oklahoma City Department of Airports.
  • Mr. Vince Smith works toward obtaining staff to administer FTZ#106.
    
    

History of FTZ#106 Under South Chamber Administration

• 1995/96 South Chamber is awarded administration of Foreign Trade Zone#106.
  • The South Chamber secures IMS Worldwide, Inc. A consulting firm from Houston, Texas with over 25 years experience in developing Foreign-Trade Zones, to assist in the development of the proper infrastructure needed to adequately market the Zone.
• 1996 Foreign-Trade Zone#106 added 9 new sites and 793 acres of available land for development.
  • A series of Training Sessions designed to specifically educate the business community about the opportunities that they may be able to access through this program.
    
    
• The new sites have grown into new subzones that have prospered and helped the State of Oklahoma.
  • 2000 Imation, a spinoff of 3M in Weatherford is activated
  • March 2001 ConocoPhillips refinery located in Ponca City is activated.
  • October 2001 Xerox Corporation located in Oklahoma City is activated.
    
    

Administration of FTZ #106 Moves to the Department of Airports

• 2002 Luther Trent, , Director of Airports located at the Will Rogers Airport takes over as the administrator.
• 2004 Conscious Living Strategies of Guthrie OK takes over the role of development for FTZ#106. Matthew Weaver who is a specialist in international business and marketing is hired to lead the growth and development of FTZ#106 into its new era.