The Freeport Center's name is a reference to Utah's Freeport Law, enacted in 1966, which exempted inventory held for sale from property taxes.[citation needed]
General
The 680-acre (280ha) property consists of 78 buildings, totaling more than 7,000,000 square feet (650,000m2). Buildings range in size from 4,000 square feet (370m2) to 400,000 square feet (37,000m2). Most buildings have a railroadloading dock on one side, and a truck loading dock on the other.[1] The property is served by the Union Pacific Railroad.
The Freeport Center is home to Northrop Grumman Aerospace Structures headquarters. The company produces various carbon composite parts and assemblies for both civil and military aircraft in it's Aeronautics Composite Center Elevated (ACCE) and Freeport Composite Center (FCC) facilities.[3]
Businesses in the Freeport Center employ approximately 7,000 people combined.
History
Clearfield Naval Supply Depot, officially known as NSD Clearfield, was commissioned on April 10th, 1943 by the United States Navy. The project was part of a broader effort to bolster the Navy's materiel supply chain following the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The Secretary of the Navy allocated funds for the site from Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act 1942.[4]
Storehouses at NSD Clearfield. The Wasatch Range can bee seen in the background.
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