Crawford Diamond Industrial Park, a 1,800-acre industrial site in Nassau County, became the state's second certified megasite and the first in Nassau County.
The certification was announced Tuesday at the industrial park.
The property has been approved for up to 10.5 million square feet of industrial land use, which can include manufacturing, assembly, warehousing and distribution and an intermodal logistics center.
"This is the perfect place for any company wanting to do business across the nation and worldwide," said Gov. Rick Scott.
Steve Rieck, executive director of the Nassau County Economic Development Board, said the certification provided, by McCallum Sweeney Consulting of Greenville, S.C., is becoming a needed seal of approval for marketing industrial property.
"Certification is the stamp of approval that many major companies now require before they'll even consider a site for expansion or relocation. It signifies the site is served with adequate infrastructure, properly zoned, and relatively risk-free," Rieck said.
According to Nassau County, it provides a 30-day permitting process with no concurrency requirement, which allows companies to begin development as soon as possible.
The industrial park is owned by TerraPointe Services, the real estate subsidiary of Rayonier Inc.
Paul Boynton, chairman, president and CEO of Rayonier, said Crawford Diamond is near the intersection of two railroads, has access to Interstate 10 and I-95 and is near four deep-water ports.
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