article thumbnail

Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” There is no inventory tax, which is particularly advantageous to distribution companies. “Logistics costs as a percentage of GDP in the U.S.

article thumbnail

LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. Midland is located in the heart of West Texas, half way between Fort Worth and El Paso. Texas’ job growth over the past year points to a steady and sustained expansion of our state’s economy,” said Tom Pauken. billion, up 20.7 percent from $206.9 billion in 2010.

Texas 45