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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use Of Renewable Energy

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Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA continue their domination of logistics categories in Business Facilities 10th Annual Rankings Report. . Memphis, home to FedEx’s global shipping hub, again tops BF ‘s annual list of leading U.S. “Memphis has earned its designation as America’s Aerotropolis.”

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Winners in the Next Economy

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By Christina Meek, Greater Memphis Chamber. Liu, a Senior Fellow, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program recently spoke at the Mid-South Aerotropolis Conference in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis has rebranded itself from America’s Distribution Center to Memphis: America’s Aerotropolis™.

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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. As the region’s conduit to travel, BNA often serves as the first and last impression of Nashville for travelers. million travelers, a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year. made products overseas for export. A Vision for the Future.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details here NATE UNITE (Memphis, TN) February 19-22, 2024 Are you a NATE member? The nation’s best design-build resources, along with networking opportunities, are available for anyone working in the aviation or transportation sectors when they come to this event. The 2024 AED Summit will be held in San Antonio, Texas.

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East vs. West

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It’ll enable huge post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to Atlantic and Gulf ports instead of offloading their cargo on the West Coast and transporting it across America. Union Pacific and BNSF Railway also are busy building double-tracks from the West Coast to Chicago, El Paso, Texas, and Memphis, Tenn.,

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 23rd Annual State of Logistics Report (authored by transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson of Delcan, Inc.)

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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SelectUSA states that “A highly integrated supply chain network in the United States links producers and consumers through multiple transportation modes, including air and express delivery services, freight rail, maritime transport and truck transport. logistics and transportation industry totaled $1.33