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How to plan your warehouse layout

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They protect inventory and, when built right, improve on the efficiency with which that inventory is received, sorted, retrieved and shipped. See the drawings here if you want to skip ahead. This layout and design tool adds the cost component to drawings. The value of these facilities cannot be overstated.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development

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Instead of trying to replicate Vegas’ famous Strip, Reno is opting for Startup Row, a string of e-Commerce ventures that is drawing from an overflow of techies flocking to the city’s biggest recent prize—Apple’s new data center. For industries focused on just-in-time inventory and working capital management, there is no better location.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Spending in the U.S. trillion in 2012, a 3.4

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Since the Shovel Ready Program began in 2009, it has helped to draw projects like Geringhoff and many others to the region. We expect that this growth will continue into the future as the available existing building inventory shrinks and there is a greater need for vacant sites for new development,” said Gromberg.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Anchored by the privately owned and operated Decatur Rail and Intermodal Logistics Facility located on more than 250 acres, the Midwest Inland Port provides direct access to three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and the CSX). Decatur has direct connectivity to five major highways (Interstates 72, 55, 57 and 74 and U.S.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Waxahachie’s regional draw and numerous manufacturers make building a customer base a breeze. For companies requiring rail, Greenville can be accessed by virtually every major railroad line. Existing industry employee commute patterns indicate a labor draw area of up to a 40-mile radius.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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Georgia’s GRAD program has certified 33 sites in 30 communities, drawing eight major projects to date, creating more than 3,000 jobs and bringing $2 billion in investments to the state. For more information about AdvantageSite requirements and the application process, visit www.edpa.org/bsc/advantagesites.asp. Photo: georgia.org.).

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