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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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Illinois’ Tenth U.S. percent are in manufacturing, while nearly 20 percent are in the wholesale and retail sectors. A review of the available space inventory reveals that Wheeling’s industrial parks are experiencing strong demand from both existing and new businesses. Wheeling prides itself on having approximately 13.5

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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction

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They protect inventory and, when designed and constructed correctly, improve on the efficiency with which inventory is received, sorted, retrieved and shipped.”. million-square-foot distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Just up the road from the town that took the company’s name, the facility totals 819,200 square feet.

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

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percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 THE DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ADVANTAGE. The existing warehousing inventory in DuPage County’s sub-market has over 180 million square feet of rentable building area, making it one of the top two markets in the Chicagoland area.

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

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Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. business logistics costs include three main categories: Inventory Carrying, Transportation and Administration. million miles of public roads and two million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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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.” Located in the heart of Illinois; in the great Midwest; within 200 miles of metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Spending in the U.S.

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Illinois Revives Premier Corporate Tax Incentives

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Bruce Rauner recently signed a bill reinstating Illinois’ premier corporate tax incentive program and, some argue, could help the state edge out other Midwestern contenders for projects heavy on job creation. There are a lot of improvements,” said Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Rauner said. “A

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history. With such a large inventory of bridges and a sizeable backlog of repair needs, we looked to innovative solutions to address the problem,” said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Top-ranked California, second-place finisher Illinois and no.

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