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Celadon to Open Driver Training School in Indy, Add 500 New Jobs

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Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 shippers, including most major retailers and manufacturers. The state ranks 9th in the country in total railroad mileage, and 76 percent of the track is operated by Class I railroads. ” The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.

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Bootstraps for Building

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When the industrial revolution unfolded in the 1830s, Allentown became the center of Pennsylvania’s iron industry and a railroad hub. Like many other older cities, a decades-long decline in manufacturing coupled with urban flight left the downtown populated by discount retail stores and pizza parlors.

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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana

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From our central location to our world-class airports, interstates, railroads and waterways, Indiana is a state that works for logistics. Earlier this month, national retailer Kohl’s made news that it had begun renovations on a 937,000-square-foot distribution center in Plainfield, with plans to create 300 new full-time jobs.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

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billion) and Retail ($109.6 Travel ranks 7th in terms of employment compared to other major private industry sectors. The realignment of the original transcontinental railroad crosses Churchill County and is serviced by both Union Pacific and BNSF. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

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And while it may take food processors more time and money to produce the product, with retail sales growing each year, it may be worth it in the end. million of infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, lighting and a railroad siding) was constructed at no cost to local taxpayers. by Business Facilities in 2010 and 2011.

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The Process of Food

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And while it may take food processors more time and money to produce the product, with retail sales growing each year, it may be worth it in the end. million of infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, lighting and a railroad siding) was constructed at no cost to local taxpayers. by Business Facilities in 2010 and 2011.