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Logistics & Access to Market Issue Preview
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When it comes to advanced manufacturing, technology has caused site selection processes to change. Advanced manufacturing has created new requirements for workforce, incentives and regulatory issues to support more complex processes. Companies are balancing technologies such as AI, which can bring gains in automation, but still require a human touch to apply properly. In this issue, we discuss the evolving framework for site selection in industries including advanced manufacturing and biotech and address the need for a properly trained workforce.
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Featured Location
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Committed to economic growth and diversification, the City of Miramichi in Canada is recruiting and attracting companies to help grow the cannabis industry.
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Featured Articles
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Ports Move Goods - And the Economy
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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 trickle-down effect to the entire geographic area surrounding the port. Ports come in a number of forms—seaports, riverports and inland ports. Take a look at what is happening at ports coast to coast.
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Labor Relations
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You cannot attend any supply chain industry conference today that does not include sessions on one of the most influential issues: labor. Distribution center design and site selection decision-making are evolving, and in large part, it’s changing to address this critical need that is challenging companies today—attracting and retaining good people.
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Preparing for a Dynamic Future: Location Strategies for the Plastics Industry
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From manufacturing to processing, the American plastics industry has become a force from the national level down through to local communities. A single plastics manufacturing plant can bring hundreds, if not thousands, of skilled, well-paid jobs to a community. In addition, plastics facilities bring a supply chain that has localized requirements.
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Pedal to the Metal
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In the fabricated metals industry, while there are several major players in the U.S. and around the world, small to mid-size companies tend to dominate. Fabricated metals companies transform metals into intermediate or end products. Production processes involve forging, stamping, bending, forming, welding or assembly, or a combination of these.
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