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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Subsequently, the U.S. percent increase over 2011 levels. DECATUR, IL RULES THE HEARTLAND.

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Good Trouble—Necessary for Home Builders, Too

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These events, sometimes drawing tens of thousands, continued until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, but were memorialized during the August 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago in an epic battle between thousands of protesters and Mayor Richard Daley’s police force. . That’s a level of commitment few of us can imagine. .

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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A supplier network already is queuing up to put down roots in Alabama to service Airbus. Robert Bentley met with Labinal officials during a visit to the Farnborough International Air Show in England last year and encouraged the company to locate in Alabama. Labinal is part of the French aerospace conglomerate, Safran Group.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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The Port currently has service by two Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX—both offer double-stack service to critical manufacturing and population centers. Its key feature is highly automated 30+ lane transfer zones and automated live e-gates. In addition, the Port’s continued growth of its largest rail carrier, Norfolk Southern.

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