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Newly Weds Foods To Invest $57 Million, Create 115 Jobs In Northern Kentucky

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Steve Beshear joined Newly Weds Foods executives, Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation and local officials to announce that the company will launch a regional food production facility in northern Kentucky with plans to create 115 jobs and a $57 million investment in Boone County and the Commonwealth.

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The relentless growth of e-commerce is producing a corresponding decline in retail outlets, including the “Big Box” stores that have long been a defining feature of our suburban landscape. percent of all retail sales, according to the Census Bureau. Will the number of warehouses increase as retail outlets decline?

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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. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Noting that the rolling pasture land was less than 20 miles from Atlanta’s international airport, the Pinewood team indicated it was a feasible location for their new studio complex. manufacturing.” Toyota is investing an additional $171.2

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Photo: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development). That’s where Kentucky shines. In the Bluegrass State, companies announced 92 new-facility or expansion projects since the beginning of 2014, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. A major initiative of Kentucky Gov. Those projects total more than $2.6

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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

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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eStockIt.com in Hollywood is an online retailer of restaurant, janitorial and office supplies. 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. Motorola Mobility, Plantation, FL. million passengers annually.

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