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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

percent, 458,400 jobs), Iowa (14.0 The principal causes of manufacturing job losses were growing trade deficits, especially with China, Mexico, and other low-wage nations, and the weak recovery from the Great Recession since 2009. The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Holland is a regional LTL carrier that provides service to the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin. Yellow Transportation and Roadway formally merged to create YRC Worldwide in 2009. To be determined.

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DOT Gives $500 Million in Grants to Much-Needed Infrastructure Projects

GTG Technology Group

The TIGER program was created in 2009 with the stimulus bill. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin are included in the grant. It awards states grant money based on project type, mainly focusing on efforts that have a significant impact on an area’s infrastructure. The project cost is estimated at $28.7