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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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And those pro-business factors are evident in Brunswick County with low operating costs, exceptional transportation and utility infrastructure, a strong commitment to education and workforce development and the commitment to work in partnership with business. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads.

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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. You know if the white shirt should go to Kansas and the blue shirt should go to Chicago or the other way around.”.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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CHICAGO EXEC ANCHORS WHEELING. The Village of Wheeling’s manufacturing base is anchored around its general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport, the third busiest in Chicagoland. Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area.

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Autocar Chooses Alabama For $120M Investment

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Indiana-based Autocar is investing $120 million to open an Alabama heavy truck assembly operation with 746 jobs. The Indiana-based company’s extensive site selection process revealed that the Birmingham area had the “whole package” for the $120 million project, according to Autocar Chairman Andrew Taitz. “Not

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

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In addition, by the end of 2012 a new interstate—I-69—will be open for traffic in southwestern Indiana, a brand new highway that opens up new territory for potential logistics facility sites. Amazon recently announced that another one of its facilities would spring to life in Indiana as well. A market of 5.2

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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Indiana may be known as the Crossroads of America, but the aptly named Hoosier state connects far more than travelers criss-crossing through the state’s network of interstate highways. In fact, Indiana ranks No.1 JOHNSON COUNTY FILLS THE ORDER FOR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. 1 in the nation for pass-through highways, No.