MEDLINE LETTER OF SUPPORT.DOCX

Maricopa County — Formal (2016-11-02)

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FOREIGN TRADE ZONE
REQUEST FOR NON-OBJECTION
MEDLINE
Foreign Trade Zone 75, City of Phoenix
MEDLINE 8787 West Buckey Road, Phoenix (Parcel 101-12-001J)
Summary from the owner’s website:
Medline is the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies in the
United States, providing more than 350,000 products that serve the entire continuum of care.
Our innovative products and programs can be found in most hospitals, extended-care facilities,
surgery centers, physician offices, home care dealers, home health agencies and retail outlets.
Founded in 1910, Medline has grown from a small manufacturer of aprons, surgical gowns and
uniforms to a thriving $8.1 billion global enterprise because of our dedicated people,
entrepreneurial spirit and honest values.
Medline is headquartered in north of Chicago, Illinois with more than 12,000 employees in
twenty-five countries and does business in 90 countries.
They currently lease a 160,000 square foot facility in Tolleson. The new facility, on Buckeye
Road in Phoenix, which is 630,000 square feet, will be a warehouse/distribution center where it
plans to warehouse, distribute, and potentially kit medical supplies and devices for its
import/export operations.
Fiscal and Economic Impact
 Adding 60 new jobs (50 net new jobs) - $5.2M in payroll. $37k/per year
 New equipment purchased in Maricopa County - $2M
 Construction costs - $28M. Building is 630,000 square feet located at on Buckeye Road
northeast corner of 87th Avenue
 Estimated Ecommerce Sales Originating from Goodyear Facility are $12M by year 5
 Medline is seeking to designate this property as a Foreign Trade-Zone within the City of
Phoenix’s Zone No. 75.
 Medline has received approvals from Central Arizona Project, West-MEC, Union
Elementary School District, and Maricopa Community College. They are waiting on
Maricopa Special Health District (on consent agenda Wednesday October 26) and the
Tolleson High School District.

Economic Impact - Medline
Based on assumptions outlined above, the warehouse/distribution center will generate an
estimated $884,230 in direct tax revenue an additional $200,541 in indirect tax revenue for a
total of $1.08 million in tax revenue to Maricopa County over a 10-year period.
Over ten years Medline will directly create an estimated $22.4 million of personal income, plus
an additional $13.64 million in indirect personal income for a total of $36.04 million. Over a 10-
year period the distribution center will create $205.8 million in economic output, with $88.8
million in direct economic output, and $50.4 million in indirect output.