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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 This Intermodal Center is the 3rd largest maritime port in the country, only behind Los Angeles/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey. Four sections are now open to travelers.

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One Year Later

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One year ago on this date, a storm named Sandy made a sharp left turn off the coast of New Jersey and moved ashore a few miles north of Atlantic City. The storm sent a 30-foot-high wall of water directly into New York’s harbor at high tide under a full moon. New England U.S. million square miles. Great Lakes U.S. -

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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). ” Gryphon Sensors is calling its project U-SAFE. The sky is literally the limit. Apple pickers, get ready to duck.

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FEATURE STORY: A Life in Publishing – Business Facilities’ 40th Anniversary

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In 1987, Group C bought New Jersey Meeting Planning Guide , an annual publication touting convention hosting opportunities in NJ. Ted Coene cut his teeth on the New Jersey-centric contract publishing initiatives that formed the core of Group C’s business in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Gigabytes Of Shoe Leather.

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport. for the first time.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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is poised to dominate once again wherever the rubber meets the road,” he added. With innovative incentives and Oscar-worthy talent, Louisiana is the top-ranked state in our new Digital Media Leaders category. This talent-packed workforce, along with generous R&D incentives, will keep New Jersey in the top tier for years to come.”.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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These ports are reminding cross-country destinations that they can still get containers to them faster over land than it will take the big ships traveling through the Canal to reach East and Gulf Coast Ports. Army Corps of Engineers Artificial Island disposal site in New Jersey. Photo: NJ.com.).