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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. . I was one of those consultants. .

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois has a broad economic base with Chicago in the northeast; small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in the central and western regions; and natural resources like coal, timber and petroleum in the south. Chicago in particular is a major player in business.

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

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From the people to the technology and the resources to the components, the system that moves a product from the supplier to the customer involves many steps. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 23rd Annual State of Logistics Report (authored by transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson of Delcan, Inc.)

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

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

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. supply chain.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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But once a company has made the decision to come to the Hoosier State, which location offers the perfect combination of resources and opportunities? Less than a day’s drive from New York, Chicago, St. The county also borders on Indianapolis International Airport’s major air cargo resources. has grown by just 3.2

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