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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana

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Equipment installation is currently underway at the facility, with plans to launch operations this fall. With a planned ramp-up in operations, the company has a goal to distribute 100,000 different components from its Indiana facility within the next two years. “As The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Avept Inc.

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

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to announce the company’s plans to locate a driver training school here, creating up to 500 new jobs by 2022. Celadon plans to bring in overlapping classes of driver trainees every two weeks. Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 shippers, including most major retailers and manufacturers. Indiana Gov.

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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. Huntley, IL: Activity Abounds.

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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. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. Midwest Airports. billion pounds of cargo landing at the airport.

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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. The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 Commercial air service is available at Joplin Regional Airport and three other major airports within 90 minutes drive time.

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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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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.