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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois rail network offers 52 railroads that provide service to every part of the country and its prime location also makes the state a natural hub for air travel. Illinois is home to one of the world’s busiest airports, Chicago’s O’Hare International and a major commuter hub at Midway Airport.

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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana

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As the Crossroads of America, Indiana’s central geography will lower our delivery costs and get products into customers’ hands in half the time.”. As the Crossroads of America, Indiana is the perfect base for delivering products to customers across the country,” said Governor Mike Pence.

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

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The company, which provides long-haul, dry van truckload service throughout North America, will invest $5.7 “At the heart of the nation, our convenient location and expansive transportation infrastructure strengthen Indiana’s reputation as the ‘Crossroads of America.’ a subsidiary of Celadon Group, Inc. ,

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Served by three interstate highways: I-90, I-290 and I-355, Arlington Heights is conveniently located only 10 miles from O’Hare International Airport and five miles from Chicago Executive Airport. Two Metra commuter rail stations link it to Downtown Chicago and a host of other northwest suburban municipalities.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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It is conveniently located adjacent to Canada’s largest airport, Toronto Pearson International, as well as home to CN’s Intermodal Railway Terminal, the largest intermodal railway terminal in Canada. Brampton is in the heart of the Ontario Food Cluster, the second largest food-processing cluster in North America. Bacardi Canada Inc.,

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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They encompass landscapes that range from farms, forests, rivers and lakes to mountains, towns and urban cities and a transportation infrastructure with airports, highways, waterways, subways, bridges and tunnels to help move its more than 19 million residents where they need to go. Western New York provides both city and suburban living.

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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. The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. Photo: Memphismegasite.com.).

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