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Lionel Racing: An Omni-Channel Case Study

Talking Logistics

Lionel acquired the NASCAR collectibles business in 2010 and merged the two operations in 2012, which greatly increased the scale and complexity of its order fulfillment and logistics processes. After the merger, the operations in North Carolina grew from $4 million in inventory to $20 million, which meant adding a second 75K sqft.

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The Reshoring Initiative: 3 Reasons Why American Retailers Are Reshoring U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

GlobalTranz

added 77,000 jobs in 2016, with an additional 13,000 reported for the previous six years, for a total of 338,000 manufacturing jobs reshored since 2010. Retailers are also climbing aboard the reshoring trend, with Walmart issuing an open call for U.S.

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An Economic Primer and Forecast from Professor Mike Walden

NC State SCRC

This has trended down to about 2% today. Housing prices also had a boom, which ran its course, and a dramatic drop-off on housing prices, which dropped by one third after doubling between 2006-2010. But what about North Carolina? In 2010, 13% of people were over 65. 2.4%, unemployment will remain at 4.4-4.5%,