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IWLA:  The Sustainable Logistics Initiative

IWLA: The Sustainable Logistics Initiative

Thanks to the International Warehouse Logistics Association, warehouse-based third-party logistics providers in the U.S. and Canada can now have their...

Georgia:  A Thriving Supply Chain Hub

Georgia: A Thriving Supply Chain Hub

Georgia’s logistics and transportation network is one of its most formidable assets, supporting all industry in the state by enabling companies to qui...

Florida’s Seaports an Economic Asset

Florida’s Seaports an Economic Asset

For cruise ships and cargo ships, Florida’s seaports serve as more than destination points for passengers on recreational ventures and hubs for intern...

AAPA Discusses the Security Improvements and Challenges of U.S. Ports

AAPA Discusses the Security Improvements and Challenges of U.S. Ports

Port and industry leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere paused on Sunday, Sept. 11, as part of the 100th Annual Convention of the American As...

It’s Not the Critic Who Counts

It’s Not the Critic Who Counts

It recently came to my attention that NPR, via This American Life, put together an unconscionably biased report at an IEDC conference earlier this yea...

Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers

Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers

Recent policy positions from the National Association of Manufacturers.

Corporate Site Selection in 2011/2012

Corporate Site Selection in 2011/2012

The site selection industry was in a state of depression from 2008 through most of 2010. Main culprit was a “perfect storm” economic downturn. Fortuna...

Reshoring

Total Cost of Ownership Analysis: A Key Tool for Expansion

Executives from a broad range of manufacturing disciplines can confidently consider the timeliness of investing in U.S. based factories to manufacture...

Designated Sites to Shortlist

Designated Sites to Shortlist

If the shortest distance between two places is a straight line, then the shortest way to a decision in site selection is knowing exactly where the bes...

Manufacturing

Manufacturing: Furthering the Triple Bottom Line Through the Site Selection Process

Regardless of personal opinion, any astute observer of consumer culture and corporate strategy should acknowledge sustainability is affecting business...