Nautilus International Holding Corp., a privately held company that loads and unloads cars and other cargo on mega-sized ships, has announced it plans to move its corporate headquarters to a business park near the Long Beach Airport.
“We wanted to get closer to the Port of Long Beach,” said Michael Giove, chief operating officer with Nautilus. The company also provides services to the cruise ship industry and insurance and risk management in the maritime industry.
Nautilus bought 2.57 acres at Pacific Pointe at Douglas Park in August and plans to break ground on its 40,000-square-foot headquarters in a month, Giove said. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Giove said Nautilus will shift 80 jobs from its current headquarters in Wilmington to the new location in late 2015.
Nautilus is the latest corporation to move its headquarters to the business park after aerospace giant Boeing Co. turned over the land to private developers in recent years.
A year ago, United Pacific Industries Inc., a Carson-based firm involved in restoration and accessories for classic cars, hot rods and commercial big rig trucks, moved to the business park.
Turbo Air Inc., a maker of commercial refrigerators for grocery stores and restaurants, leased for 10 years a 125,000-square-foot commercial building at the park as well, where it consolidated and moved its headquarters. It formerly was based in Carson.
The 260-acre business park also has attracted Rubbercraft Corp. of California Ltd. and Airgas, among others, which have brought hundreds of new jobs to the area.
Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz USA began leasing a 1.1 million-square foot Boeing plane factory, located across from the business park. Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz plans to use the building as its vehicle preparation facility and regional office for the western United States, and as a training center.
– Pat Maio
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