Logistics & Distribution

As the renegotiation of NAFTA begins, the hemispheric supply chain may be the biggest obstacle to major revisions.

HMD Trucking will move its corporate headquarters from Illinois to Gary, IN, creating 500 new jobs in the state by 2021.

Safavieh will invest $60 million in its new 1.1. million square foot Savannah, GA distribution facility.

The company’s new Tulsa, OK campus will house manufacturing and distribution for several of the company’s products and brands, and create 75 jobs.

Brooks Running Company will open a new footwear and apparel distribution center in Whitestown, IN, creating more than 130 new jobs by 2023.

Over the next five years, the online fashion and beauty retailer will invest more than $40M to establish an East Coast fulfillment center in Fulton County, GA.

The automotive parts distributor will bring 190 jobs to its new Plainfield, IN corporate headquarters.

The foodservice distributor will create approximately 100 new jobs over the next five years as it expands its Prince William County food distribution center.

The July / August 2017 issue features our 13th annual rankings report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations from every possible economic development angle.

Switzerland, Singapore and the United States are the top three nations in Global Competitiveness in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report.

The Fortune 500 company is investing more than $45M and will create over 120 jobs at its new Whitestown, IN facility.

The Silver State has put the Great Recession in its rear-view mirror with a surging recovery led by small business growth.

Locations across the globe are looking to invest in Tennessee.

After a decade-long delay, the nation's most-important infrastructure project—the Gateway Hudson River rail tunnel—finally may be getting underway.

Robust logistics, a highly skilled workforce, a business-friendly environment and a bevy of available sites makes Harford County, Maryland a magnet for new projects.

The specialized mobile device reverse logistics technology and services provider will invest more than $1 million in a new facility in La Vergne, TN.

The retail chain will invest $100 million over the next five years in a new regional headquarters and distribution center in Cartersville, GA.

The nation’s ports are handling record amounts of shipping. Importers get more bang for the buck by moving their goods through duty-free foreign trade zones located within or adjacent to ports.

Mauser will establish a new packaging facility in the Talon Industrial Park in Geismar, LA, creating 75 new jobs.

Industrial real estate is facing a squeeze with record-high rents and historic vacancy lows, according to new research from JLL.

The global retailer will invest approximately $41.7 million in the expansion of its Gallatin, TN distribution campus.

The Fortune 500 tool and hardware manufacturer will create approximately 255 new jobs in Jackson, TN.

The new 362,000-square-foot facility in Mobile, AL will employ more than 360 part-time employees.

The May / June 2017 issue features our annual tour of the locations that are leaders in logistics and distribution, ports and FTZs, LiveXchange 2017, biotech, tourism, and certified sites. Plus, what’s going on in Maryland, Louisiana, Nevada and Tennessee.

The logistics and distribution industry is poised for a great leap forward as new technology digitally transforms the supply chain from end to end.

Less than halfway through 2017, the state has attracted nearly $5.8 billion in corporate investments and is also on pace to create most new jobs since 2006.

A $10-million project that is planned as the nation’s first “integrated” wind-solar hybrid power project is rising in Red Lake Falls, MN.

As the IEDC's second annual celebratory week for Economic Development begins today, here are some tips about how your location can participate.

Congress tells President Trump where he can stick his wall.

The company will invest more than $5.2 million in Fort Worth, TX to expand its supply management, logistics, and transportation management operations.

The spa product distribution company's expansion of its Washington County, VA operations will create 30 new jobs.

More than 800 jobs will be retained, 93 new ones created at the 1.27 million-square-foot converting/logistics center in Monroe, LA.

US Farathane, LLC is expanding its operations in the city of Port Huron, MI, creating 205 new jobs in the area over the next three years.

Virbac Corporation will consolidate its distribution operations in a facility at Kansas City's Hunt Midwest SubTropolis to tap into the benefits provided by the KC Animal Health Corridor.