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Workforce

Labor Relations

You cannot attend any supply chain industry conference today that does not include sessions on one of the most influential issues: labor. Distribution...

Logistics

Ports Move Goods - And the Economy

Ports are responsible for more than moving goods. They are also major engines that drive the influx of business development, which in turn has a trick...

Manufacturing

‘Made in Texas’ is a Powerful Brand

The nation’s leading CEOs have consistently ranked Texas as the “Best State for Business” because of the Lone Star State’s pro-growth economic policie...

Trade

U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program

For the past 40 years, American communities and the local value-added businesses that have sustained them have faced the challenges of an increasingly...

Manufacturing

The Evolving Manufacturing Industry—Why You Can Make It in Ohio

Ohio has long been a leader in manufacturing, but the evolving industry is driving companies to work diligently to stay on the cutting edge. The state...

Counting the Ways North Carolina Remains a Top Choice for Industry

Counting the Ways North Carolina Remains a Top Choice for Industry

For many years, North Carolina has ranked among the top 10 states in the most-respected business journalism rankings. What makes North Carolina consis...

Business

Good to Go! These Designated and Certified Sites Will Get Businesses Rolling

No matter what they may be called—industrial parks, technology parks, business parks, commerce parks, certified sites or some other designation—the U....

Utilities

Identifying Utility Friendly Communities When an Expansion is on the Horizon

For a standard industrial plant, it’s estimated that up to a third of the total annual operating costs are associated with utility usage. Given all th...

Technology

How Technology Influences the Logistics Market

Technology is revolutionizing the logistics sector and modifying the fundamental ways in which we look at and define logistics. There are many forms o...

Manufacturing

Creating an Environment to Attract Advanced Manufacturing

From a site selection perspective, the fundamental differences between advanced manufacturers vs. traditional manufacturing are that advanced processe...