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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana

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As its second distribution center and first facility outside California, Avept’s Indiana operations will allow the company to deliver products to its clients three to four days faster than it can solely from its California facility. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Avept Inc.

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Celadon to Open Driver Training School in Indy, Add 500 New Jobs

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Indiana Gov. “At the heart of the nation, our convenient location and expansive transportation infrastructure strengthen Indiana’s reputation as the ‘Crossroads of America.’ ’ Combine this with our competitive tax climate and skilled workforce and, logistically speaking, Indiana works for business.”

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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Maple Lodge Farms represents one of Brampton’s success stories, combining rich farming tradition, state-of-the-art, in-house processing technology and retail outlets, and exports throughout North America. Harrison County in South Central Indiana boasts an outstanding transportation logistics network. million investment.

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

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The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Amazon recently announced that another one of its facilities would spring to life in Indiana as well.

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

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. I-69 KEEPS ROLLING ALONG IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. That’s 3,792 jobs, 6.35

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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. Amazon recently announced that another one of its facilities would spring to life in Indiana as well.

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

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Joseph, Missouri; Vinennes, Indiana and Chicago. Every motorist who came across them stopped, confusing the hazard lights for a railroad crossing. It was mid-2005, and Las Vegas Division President Greg Korte was in hot pursuit of a retail development project he wanted badly. ‘Ajax’ the duck wore a cape and low top All Stars.