Business View Magazine | May 2019

210 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2019 merchandise is generally considered to be in international commerce and, thus, exempt from many regular U.S. Customs rules and regulations. FTZs offer many benefits that importers can take advantage of to improve cash flow, increase global logistics efficiency, reduce redundant or unnecessary logistics costs, and retain flexibility. “Right now, it’s about 140 acres that are so designated,” explains Silvers, “and we’ve been working with local companies to try to activate that designation, so companies that do a lot of imports, or even exports, can benefit. We can help them be more successful, here.” Over the last several years, in addition to its aviation and commercial activities, the Airport has also become “a bit of a tourist destination,” according to Silvers. First came the Glasstown Brewing Company, located in the Army Airfield Historic District. “They have a following and they do a lot of different events at their location,” she notes. Upcoming in April is Glasstown Brewing’s Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt. “And after that, there was a distillery that came there.” That would be the East Coast Distillery, founded in 2014 by Carl L. Coombs III, a producer of a line of flavored moonshines, branded as Jersey Shine. Its tasting room features weekend tours. Silvers adds that the city has recently approved an application for a “meadery” and “cidery” - mead being an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, sometime adding various fruits, spices, grains, or hops; and cider being an alcoholic drink made from fermented crushed fruit, typically apples. “There’s also an antique gun shop out there, and we have the Museum.” The Millville Army Airfield Museum, located in the original base headquarters building, displays large collections of WWII aviation artifacts of national interest. The historic complex includes the original WWII air base Link Trainer Building, which houses a rare, fully-operational link trainer; and the Henry E. Wyble Historic Research Library