Ironically enough, now that the United States is moving away from being a manufacturing society, what is left of the manufacturing in the United States is being built in the Southern part of the country. Before, during, and immediately following the Civil War, industry and manufacturing was mostly done throughout the Northern region of the United States. During this time in the South was when the plantations were a huge part of the U.S. economy, so industry did not grow there. Today, however, all of this is changing as the oil industry is growing as well as some manufacturing continues to grow, these plants are being built in the Southern region of the U.S. According to a Texas Contract Warehouse and a California Contract Warehouse report, their facilities are mostly located in the Southern region of the country. So, the question is why is all of the industry being built in the South? Below you will find a list of reasons why companies keep and maintain plants in this region of the country.
1. One of the main reasons why large industrial plants are being built in the South is a physical land space that comes from having plantations. Since the economy moved away from a plantation economy, the plantations went away leaving open space for companies to build large factories. Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana are some of the most popular places for companies to build gigantic factories since the land is just sprawling.
2. The South is also where many airlines have their hubs, so it is easier for companies to ship their goods from the factories in areas such as these. Georgia is a great example because Atlanta is a major airline hub for Delta, which carries commercial passengers as well as factory material. Dallas is a hub for Southwest airlines, so executives can easily fly in and out of the "Lone Star State" for a relatively low price.
3. Finally, the Southern region as a whole, aside from major cities, is simply not as densely populated as much of the North is. For example, in Ohio, there is a lot of farmland, so companies cannot set up too many large factories in that state, but in Louisiana, the land is not really good for farmland, so companies can put factories here. Louisiana is also a great example when speaking of oil companies that need to have many facilities near the ocean for drilling and access to ports for shipping materials.
The U.S. economy has come a long way since the days of the Civil War and with that a change in the location of what is left of our industry economy. Many companies keep large factories in the South instead of the North nowadays for a variety of reasons. The South has better access to the sea and airports, it is not as densely populated as the North and there is plenty of physical space. As the U.S. keeps moving away from the use of factories in the United States by placing factories outside the country, it will be interesting to see what happens in the next ten years to all the industry and factories that are located in the Southern region of the U.S.
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