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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Winding Roads

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Winding Roads appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Logistics industry professionals must sometimes resolve issues C through Z to efficiently get from point A to B and hold costs down for the trillion-dollar U.S. distribution industry.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Each locality designs and administers its own program.

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15 Different Types of Cement and Their Uses

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Road foundation, road paving, sidewalks, and tunnel construction. Rapid Hardening Cement: The use of Rapid Hardening cement is in Road pavement construction , where you need to finish your work as soon as possible. Monolithic concrete houses and concrete block houses. Dam construction. Irrigation ditch, filter construction.

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What Is Sewerage System | Types of Sewerage System | Why We Need a Partially Separate System | How Does a Sewage Treatment Plant Work

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In a separate system, residential and agricultural waste is transported with one system of sewers, while flood and surface water is transported in another set of sewers. 2 sewers or drains in the street leading to a larger disruption of transportation, which restores every one of them, have been taken out.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. made products overseas for export.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Several ongoing infrastructure upgrades taking place are greatly enhancing transportation in the region, adding to the capacity for businesses to grow. Hoosier Energy’s territory is served by major air transport from three locations, which play a progressively positive role in economic opportunity. Areva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

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