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The Natural State boasts an educated workforce enriched by long-term training and a strategic location that offers cost-efficient access to tens of millions of U.S. consumers.
12/15/2019
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    Latest: State Focus: Destined For Success In Arkansas - The Natural State boasts an educated workforce enriched by long-term training and a strategic location that offers cost-efficient access to tens of millions of U.S. consumers.

    Logistics & Distribution

    State Focus: Destined For Success In Arkansas

    The Natural State boasts an educated workforce enriched by long-term training and a strategic location that offers cost-efficient access to tens of millions of U.S. consumers.
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    On the Wrong Track

    Our failure to invest in infrastructure puts the United States in a precarious position.
    Lincoln Industrial Park in NJ, aerial shot.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Lincoln Equities Group (LEG) To Develop Brownfields Site In Piscataway, NJ

    Lincoln Equities Group has retained Brad Fenlon, executive managing director with Colliers International in Parsippany, NJ, to handle leasing and marketing of the site.
    Licking County offers diverse and distinct facility options, from office to industrial.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Industry Focus: Logistics – Winding Roads

    Logistics industry professionals must sometimes resolve issues C through Z to get from point A to B efficiently and hold costs down for the trillion-dollar U.S. distribution industry.
    International Park of Commerce.
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    FedEx And Medline To Join Prologis International Park Of Commerce In Tracy, CA

    Medline Industries, Inc. and FedEx are the first customers at Prologis International Park of Commerce, a new master-planned park in Tracy, CA.
    Gov. Rauner.
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    Business Report: Illinois Innovation Council Targets Global Competitiveness

    A new advisory group aims to turn the Land of Lincoln into a global innovation destination, implementing a vision for a 21st-century economy.
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    Really Big Plans

    A $6.8-billion mega-development over Washington's Union Station will complete the vision of its original architect.
    Omnitracs.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Omnitracs Opens Its New HQ In Downtown Dallas, TX

    The company relocated from San Diego to downtown Dallas into a space designed by BOKA Powell. The growing transportation technology firm houses over 500 employees. 
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    Business Report: Missouri – E-Commerce Fulfillment Center Set For Kansas City

    ReallyGoodStuff.com will invest $3.4 million in its new facility, which will serve as a hub for online orders of school supplies.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Nissan To Undergo Major Expansion At Smyrna Facility

    Automotive manufacturer to invest $160 million and support the creation of 1,000 new jobs.
    Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield.
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    Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Greg Canfield, Alabama Secretary Of Commerce

    Alabama is accelerating its jobs incentives and upgrading its training programs to attract prospective businesses to the state.
    Target Shopping Basket.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Target Opening Fulfillment Center In York County, PA

    Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development announces 250 new jobs in York County.
    Volkswagen’s expansion of its assembly plant in Chattanooga positions the German automaker to achieve its goal of selling at least 1 million vehicles in North America.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Feature Story: Tennessee State of the Year AGAIN!

    A powerhouse auto cluster, the nation’s most-improved education system and world-class infrastructure keep the volunteer state on its pedestal.
    Lightinthebox home page.
    Logistics & Distribution

    LightInTheBox Opens First North American Fulfillment Center

    LightInTheBox started the North American Fulfillment Center project in late 2014 in collaboration with the company's technical team, which helped with the preliminary site selection and renovation.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Supersized, (Almost) Ready to Go

    It's time to take a closer look at the economic bonanza that will result from the expanded Panama Canal.
    Italian motorsports innovator, Dallara, built the first American installation of their futuristic race simulator in Indiana.
    Logistics & Distribution

    State Focus: Indiana – A State Of Action

    Indiana continues to prove that it can get the job done.
    Flexsteel's showroom space.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Flexsteel Opening Distribution Facility In Edgerton, KS

    Flexsteel will locate its new facility in Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), a 1,500-acre master-planned distribution and warehouse development anchored by BNSF Railway’s newest intermodal facility.
    Integreon held a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 10, 2014 for the opening of its expanded global delivery center in Fargo. Speaking at the event were CEO Bob Gogel, North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, and North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger, plus a special message from US Senator John Hoeven.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Integreon Expands Global Delivery Center In Fargo, ND

    The facility will consolidate almost 350 Integreon Associates from two existing facilities in Fargo.
    Target Shopping Basket.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Target Corporation To Locate New Online Fulfillment Center In Memphis, TN

    Fortune 50 retailer to invest $50 million; will create more than 400 new jobs.
    Kubota tractor.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Kubota Tractor To Open New Distribution Center In Edgerton, KS

    Kubota plans to have the facility operational during the third quarter of 2015.
    A Signature Systems Group LLC installation at Paul Brown Stadium.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Signature Systems Group Relocating Headquarters To Dallas, TX

    The new facility will provide room for future organizational growth and will feature a state-of-the-art distribution center and product showroom.
    The Port of Oswego provides on-dock rail-and-truck loading, making for a smooth transition of goods to market. The Port’s just-in-time storage capabilities provide additional flexibility to delivery schedules.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Feature Story: Logistics – Big Wheels Keep On Rollin’

    So far, 2014 has been a banner year for freight haulers, but this success has a down side: a capacity crisis may be looming.
    Amazon shipping. Photo: Forbes.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Amazon Announces Plans To Invest In Illinois

    The company will create 1,000 full-time jobs and invest $75 million in the heart of the Midwest.
    Hilti HQ in Tulsa, OK.
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    Hilti Announces HQ Move From Tulsa, OK To Plano, TX

    Tulsa-based test lab, Repair Service and Distribution Centers will also be relocated to Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
    Petco distribution center in Cranbury, NJ.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Petco Breaks Ground On Distribution Center In Reno, NV

    Construction on the LEED-Silver project began in September 2014, with completion scheduled for May 2015.
    Jack Rogers
    Logistics & Distribution

    First Word: Look at the Bright Side

    If you’re as tired as we are of hearing about rampaging terrorist threats, gloomy climate-change predictions and virulent diseases, then this issue of Business Facilities is the antidote.
    Valmiera will make fiberglass, like the rolls above at its plant in Latvia, at a new facility in Dublin, GA.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Business Report: Georgia – Latvian Fiberglass Producer Puts U.S. HQ in Dublin, GA

    Valmiera Glass will invest $20 million in a new manufacturing facility, creating 150 jobs.
    BDI Pharma HQ
    Logistics & Distribution

    BDI Pharma To Open New Irving, TX Distribution Center

    Specialty pharmaceutical distributor more than doubles warehousing capacity and adds additional shipping capabilities; expands operating hours for customers nationwide.
    Logistics Orange
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    Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use...

    Memphis and New Orleans continue their domination of logistics categories while Houston leads in renewable energy and Youngstown is tops in export growth.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

    We’re marking the 10th anniversary of our annual rankings festival by doing what we do every year: refining our rankings criteria to give you the most meaningful benchmarks of state and metro performance.
    Riverside Machine
    Logistics & Distribution

    Business Report: Wisconsin Spurs Milwaukee Redevelopment With Brownfield Grants

    Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation grants will assist with former Pabst, Schlitz brewery redevelopments and two other projects.
    Food Processing Baked Goods
    Logistics & Distribution

    Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

    In this day and age, food processing plays an essential role in enhancing our way of life by ensuring that the food produced meets consistent quality standards.
    eBay fulfillment center
    Logistics & Distribution

    eBay Enterprise Expanding In Walton, KY

    Leading e-commerce provider to invest $52 million in Kentucky; will add more than 300 jobs.
    Factors Analysis
    Logistics & Distribution

    FM Global Ranks Nations By Supply Chain Resilience

    New Resilience Index is the only online, interactive tool to display data on country-by-country susceptibility to supply chain risk.
    walmart ecommerce
    Logistics & Distribution

    Walmart Selects Indiana For New eCommerce Fulfillment Center

    Walmart has announced plans to locate an eCommerce fulfillment center in Plainfield, IN, creating up to 303 new jobs by 2016.
    Grainger Distribution
    Logistics & Distribution

    Grainger Announces Plans For New Northeast Distribution Center

    Company purchases land to build 1.3 million square foot facility in New Jersey.
    Logistics Job Security
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    Confidence Growing Among Manufacturing And Logistics Workers

    Job security and economic outlook within the manufacturing and logistics sectors on the upswing according to a recent survey from Randstad.
    Ford Kentucky Worker
    Logistics & Distribution

    Business Report: Businesses Are Finding It’s Better In The Bluegrass State

    In 2013, companies invested $3.3 billion in 281 new projects in Kentucky across a broad spectrum of industries, creating 14,000 jobs.
    Dassault Falcon Arkansas
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    State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

    A strong, centrally located transportation infrastructure, a skilled workforce and a warm business climate make Arkansas an attractive venue.
    Logistics & Distribution

    Orient Express

    As Russia starts to sever its connections with the U.S., China plans a bold high-tech bridge between East and West.
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    Georgia Ports Authority To Double Port of Savannah Capacity

    To keep up with growing container trade, the GPA plans to double Garden City Terminal’s annual capacity from 5.5 million to 11 million TEUS. Improvements will include a new container port on Hutchinson Island, expansion of GPA’s ship-to-shore crane fleet and berth improvements.

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