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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 its 2017 fiscal year, Nashville International Airport (BNA), the region’s conduit for air travel, served a record-breaking 13.5 percent increase.

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

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But whether traveling by land, air, track or sea, locating in the right area can be a company’s biggest time and profit saver. Joplin’s quality of living is enhanced with two major regional medical centers, more than 150 restaurants and a wide variety of retail options from locally owned shops to the 114-store Northpark Mall.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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One advantage by using the barge is that containers can be loaded heavier than the 80,000- pound weight limit for trucks traveling between Stockton and Oakland via the highway system. The UPS Louisville hub is just two hours south by Interstate highway. Domestic distribution is just as convenient.

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

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The less money that is needed to spend on gas and other work-related travel, the more money that can be spent on everything else. “In It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Ford in June announced it will invest $900 million into its Kentucky Truck Plant (KTP) in Louisville to support production of the 2018 aluminum-alloy bodied Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition. Highway 81, otherwise known as the Pan-American Expressway Corridor, allowing for travel in any direction. I-80 intersects with U.S.