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World's Largest Ongoing Construction Projects

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Booked for fulfillment in 2018, the office is intended to deal with 200 wide-body airplanes at once. With 278 square kilometers, the $64 billion Dubailand will have six sections: amusement parks, sports settings, eco-the travel industry, wellbeing offices, science attractions, and inns.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

The 124,000-square-foot office and warehouse expansion for The Dial Corporation in St. But the drawback of locating beside well-traveled routes is that owners are forced to work within the confines of existing networks. Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, totaling 143,000 square feet.

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

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The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. But whether traveling by land, air, track or sea, locating in the right area can be a company’s biggest time and profit saver.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Officers accept entries of merchandise, clear passengers, collect duties and enforce various provisions. As the region’s conduit to travel, BNA often serves as the first and last impression of Nashville for travelers. million travelers, a nearly 10 percent increase over the previous year. The world is taking note, too.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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Coverage of its 4,974 square miles is aided by I-90, I-86 and Route 219; Buffalo-Niagara International Airport; the Port of Buffalo; and four class I railroads (CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific). Whether traveling by car, train, bus, boat or plane, New York can get you there. Its nine counties (e.g.,