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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana

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From our central location to our world-class airports, interstates, railroads and waterways, Indiana is a state that works for logistics. Earlier this month, national retailer Kohl’s made news that it had begun renovations on a 937,000-square-foot distribution center in Plainfield, with plans to create 300 new full-time jobs.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food

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Food quality also is a major concern for many consumers and has therefore influenced the trend toward buying organic. And while it may take food processors more time and money to produce the product, with retail sales growing each year, it may be worth it in the end. The company has expanded twice since locating in Livingston County.

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The Process of Food

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Food quality also is a major concern for many consumers and has therefore influenced the trend toward buying organic. And while it may take food processors more time and money to produce the product, with retail sales growing each year, it may be worth it in the end. The company has expanded twice since locating in Livingston County.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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On a smaller scale, tangential acquisitions are proliferating like Enjoy Life Foods’ hook-up with Modelez, Hillshire Brands embrace of Tyson Foods and Earthbound Farms’ association with WhiteWave’s organic dairy business. These companies then process and package it for sale to retail and wholesale markets. million investment.

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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. The product is already there, on the shelf in the distribution center,” Sheffi notes. A market of 5.2

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois rail network offers 52 railroads that provide service to every part of the country and its prime location also makes the state a natural hub for air travel. Growth has come in virtually all forms of development including retail, manufacturing/industrial, residential, institutional and infrastructure.

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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. This region is the only U.S.

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