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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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percent and transportation and warehousing which grew by 3.8 New conceptual plans offer two options: as a new Retail District or an Office Park. Retail: Numerous existing retailers in Cape Coral have experienced tremendous annual sales and, in some instances, are the largest grossing stores within their respective chains.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

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In fact, a 2017 joint report from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), found Iowa to be the easiest state for companies to directly purchase renewable energy. Regional manufacturers, along with the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, are now working together to embrace Industry 4.0

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Today, Method can?be

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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Stafford County has put a high priority on investments in infrastructure, including high-speed broadband as well as traditional transportation projects. The tenant mix includes a mixture of national and international high-tech and defense related businesses. INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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In a national economy still recovering from a recession, Texas has forged ahead of the pack as a result of a superior business climate, ranking as the “Best State for Business” by Chief Executive Magazine for the ninth straight year in 2013. A “hub” for retail, health care, education and more, Lubbock is widely known as the “Hub City.”

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Gilbert is aggressively moving forward with a daring plan to revive two square miles of property with a variety of commercial enterprises, including hotels, casinos and retail stores. Lexington is a diversified growth engine for health and educational services, technology, retail trade, and manufacturing. billion), Oakland ($22.0

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