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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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It is served by Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and CSX railroads, and provides lower cost and efficient shipping options to the east, west and gulf coasts, bypassing the congestion of Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Direct exports account for nearly 10 percent of the Gross State Product. Exports from Illinois rose 5.1

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Labor Department forecasts that truck drivers will account for 43 percent of the growth in logistics jobs in the coming years. Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. More than 60 airports are located throughout New Mexico.

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

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Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures. Midwest Airports. Currently, O’Hare International Airport is ranked #6 in the nation in cargo coming through the airport with 4.6 million tons).

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

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Sophisticated planning is required to account for never ending variables that help to keep supply chain costs down and quality and profits up. This accounts for 8.5 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St. The sector accounted for 24 percent of total export value in Arkansas. That represents 42 percent of the total U.S. population.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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Two of the leading employers, UPMC and West Penn Allegheny Health System, together account for more than 50,000 jobs. After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Other locations that performed well were Baltimore, St.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Building with.

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According to KPFF Consulting, a structural engineering firm in St. Louis with extensive experience working with shipping containers, the units are stronger than conventional house framing because of their resistance to "lateral loads" -- those seen in hurricanes and earthquakes -- and because steel is basically welded to steel.