Type Free Zone Founded 1990 | Industry Real Estate Free Zone Phone +598 2518 5157 | |
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Headquarters Montevideo, Uruguay, Ruta 8 – Km 17.500 Key people Cr. Orlando Dovat
(Director) Services Global Services
Regional Headquarters
Shared Service Centers
Financial Services
Software Development
Call Centers
Regional Logistics and Regional Distribution Centers Address 12200 Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay Similar Zonameri, Carrasco Internatio Airport, UCOT, Portones Shopping, Cutcsa Departam Informatico Profiles | ||
Un vuelo por zonamerica
Zonamerica is a Business and Technology park in Uruguay operating under the Free Zone Law since 1990.
Contents
- Un vuelo por zonamerica
- Conocer zonamerica montevideo uruguay
- Zonamerica
- History
- Free Zone Law
- Celebra Building
- Zonamerica Colombia
- References
Conocer zonamerica montevideo uruguay
Zonamerica
Zonamerica is the first private Free Zone in Uruguay, operating under the Free Zone law which was established in 1987.
Zonamerica offers services that range from architecture, infrastructure, security, technology and human resources support.
In 2011 Zonamerica was chosen by the Americas Free Trade Zones Association (AZFA) as the best Free Zone in the Americas. In the year 2014 it was also acknowledged as the best Free Zone in the Americas by fDi Magazine, published by the Financial Times Group.
Nowadays over 10.000 people work at Zonamerica with over 350 tenant companies operating on site.
Zonamerica covers 92 hectares under Free Zone Regime. It has over 30 buildings and over 300.000 m2 of parks and recreation areas.
Some of the tenant companies working at the park are: Assist Card, CITI, Despegar.com, Julius Baer, Merck, PWC, Altisource, Ricoh, Sabre, Tata, Trafigura y Verifone.
According to the latest Free Zone Census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Zonamerica accounts for 1.82% of Uruguay’s GDP.
History
Some of the most significant events in Zonamerica’s history:
Free Zone Law
The Free Zone Law (N° 15.921, pass December 17, 1987) states that Free Zones are national territory areas, where economic activity and high-end job creation are stimulated though a specific regime
Nowadays, Free Zones in Uruguay create more than 15.000 jobs and are a relevant instrument for the promotion of foreign investment in the country.
Some benefits of the Free Zone Law:
Celebra Building
In the context of its 20th anniversary’s celebration, Zonamerica hired architects Carlos Ott and Carlos Ponce de León the design of a new Class A office building, which was finally named Celebra Building.
Located at Zonamerica, the Celebra Building was awarded at London as the Best Office Building in the World at the International Property Awards, in association with Bloomberg.
The Celebra Building if the first LEED GOLD certified building in Uruguay, by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Zonamerica Colombia
In partnership with local business developer Carvajal Group, Zonamerica began its first internationalization process that will follow the same principles of design, architecture, technology and services as its original project in Uruguay, aiming to attract companies dedicated to global services processes.
This project is located at a 38-hectare plot south of Cali, Valle del Cauca department. It will include the construction of 18 last generation buildings, started in March 2016. It is expected that the park will be open for business in early 2017.