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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. Sheffi is a professor of Engineering Systems and director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge will deliver technology services including application development, application management and system integration. NOLA, MEMPHIS ARE LOGISTICS LEADERS. Memphis, home to the global hub for FedEx, continued to command the top spot in BF’s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo Hubs) metro ranking.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S. Established by enactments of state government, public port agencies develop, manage and promote the flow of waterborne commerce. Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. military forces.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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Largest Cities (2011): Memphis, 652,050; Nashville-Davidson (balance), 609,644; Knoxville, 180,761; Chattanooga, 170,136. I have to think this secures our future for another 25 year cycle,” Alcoa Tennessee Operations Location Manager Ken McMillen said. REGIONAL MEGASITE IN MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE FAST FACTS.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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SelectUSA states that “A highly integrated supply chain network in the United States links producers and consumers through multiple transportation modes, including air and express delivery services, freight rail, maritime transport and truck transport. logistics and transportation industry totaled $1.33

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Several ongoing infrastructure upgrades taking place are greatly enhancing transportation in the region, adding to the capacity for businesses to grow. Hoosier Energy’s territory is served by major air transport from three locations, which play a progressively positive role in economic opportunity. Here again, the county delivers.

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Locations For The Food Processing Industry: The Food Puzzle

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The family-owned farm uses advanced technology for its plant disease management program. When management at Hirzel Canning, one of the leading food canning businesses in the midwest, decided they needed additional warehouse space, they went with a team that had been successful in the past. New York City and beyond.