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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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Logistics incorporates the complexity of integrating information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 23rd Annual State of Logistics Report (authored by transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson of Delcan, Inc.)

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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

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MidAmerica Industrial Park Airport. just 40 miles east of Tulsa, near the intersection of I-35, I-40 and I-44 intersect, allowing next-day delivery to 23 percent of the U.S. just 40 miles east of Tulsa, near the intersection of I-35, I-40 and I-44 intersect, allowing next-day delivery to 23 percent of the U.S. By Shana Daley .

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce

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BF: Macy’s is putting a national distribution center in Tulsa, creating 1,500 new jobs. Oklahoma has many infrastructure assets serving each mode of transportation (road, water, air, rail and pipeline) that help our existing distribution companies thrive. Is Oklahoma a major logistics/distribution hub?

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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights

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For companies seeking a central location that reaches numerous major metro areas, excellent transportation connections and a capable labor force, Joplin, MO is a great place to locate. Louis, Tulsa, Little Rock and Memphis are just hours away. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Runway 9R-27L, located on the south side of the airport and running parallel to Griffin Road, is now being rehabilitated and lengthened. million passengers annually.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In 2001 the MRZ designation was renewed for the former Williams Air Force Base, now known as Williams Gateway Airport. Naval Air Facility in Goodyear, now known as Phoenix/Goodyear Airport, was designated as an MRZ. Currently there are two MRZs in Arizona. In December 2002, the former U.S. For more information, please visit this link.

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Oklahoma Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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There are four Zones in Oklahoma: Port of Muskogee (FTZ #164) and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa (FTZ #53) , which are both on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, providing rail, barge and truck transportation services from Oklahoma to ports throughout the world; the Port Authority at Will Rogers World Airport of the Greater Oklahoma City (..)