We Are a New Hampshire Economic Hub with Purpose.
Pease Development Authority (PDA) develops, maintains, and manages a variety of New Hampshire Enterprises/Entities including
The PDA has been able to bring more than 10,500 new jobs to Pease, develop more than 3,000 Acres of land, and attract occupants for 4.85 million square feet of existing building space.
We are also integrated with state government agencies allowing members of the public to conveniently access multiple government offices located on site.
We are Built for Business
LOCATION + PEOPLE = OPPORTUNITY
The Seacoast area is thriving and offers employees an exceptionally high quality of life. Businesses can count on a diverse, well-educated and skilled labor pool from New Hampshire and neighboring Maine and Massachusetts.
IMPORT AND EXPORT FTZ ZONE
Pease offers a Foreign-Trade Zone with access to the east coast and international trade corridors either by land, Route I-95, direct air cargo from Pease, or by sea via the Port of New Hampshire.
EASY ACCESS TO DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL
Time is money and at Pease you can have cargo or employees quickly airborne and on their way. Our terminals are complete with Federal Inspection Service that includes Customs, agricultural and immigration.
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS A PRO-BUSINESS STATE
Operating a business in New Hampshire means you’re free from state personal income, sales, inventory, capital gains, personal property, machinery, or equipment taxes.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON SITE
• USCustoms and Border Protection
• US Department of State National Passport Center
• US Department of State National Visa Center
• NH Department of Health and Human Services
• NH E-Z Pass
• NH Department of Environmental Services
AN ABUNDANCE OF AMENITIES & SERVICE
With an extended stay hotel, restaurants, banquet facilities, banking and printing services, job training and continuing education, there is something at Pease for both residents of the area and visitors just passing through.
OUR HISTORY
Our Transformation Success Story
1989
The U.S. Department of Defense ordered the closing of the 4, 255-Acre Pease Air Force Base, and tasked New Hampshire’s leadership with creating a plan to redevelop the base. Â
1990
Several proposals were considered including creating a music festival space, shopping mall, and a minor league baseball stadium. Finally, the first phase of a three-part plan to begin an international aviation hub, a high tech industrial development was approved.
1991
Pease opened for civilian use through an Airfield Joint Use Agreement (AJUA) with the United States Air Force, with a field-base operator offering services to general aviation. Zoning was adopted to provide for four different types of development: a 797-acre airport zone, a 448-acre airport industrial zone, a 333-acre industrial zone, and a 466-acre business/commercial zone. 781 acres were also set aside for natural resource protection and wetlands mitigation.
1992
The name Pease International Tradeport becomes official, following several months of marketing through brochures and a multilingual video for both domestic and international distribution.
1993
Businesses began coming to Pease, including Lonza Biologics, Red Hook Brewery and Two International Group.
2023
Since the original transfer of property in 1992, the PDA has been able to bring more than 10,500 new jobs to Pease, develop more than 3,000 acres of land, and attract occupants for 4.85 million square feet of existing building space.
