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Champions of Sustainability: Tim Cook

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Timothy Donald Cook was born on November 1, 1960 in Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from Auburn University of Alabama in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and followed that up with an MBA from Duke University. Who is Tim Cook? His parents were working class people. Cook is a highly acclaimed businessperson as well.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

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Personal consumption expenditures rose 4.3%, the best performance since the fourth quarter of 2017. Other recent closures included NEMF, Falcon, Williams Trucking of Dothan, Alabama, Indiana-based A.L.A., Some small carriers are closing up shop. Terrill Transportation Inc. of Livermore, California, ceased operations on July 30.

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Halloween Candy – A Scary Supply Chain Planning Problem

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In the interactive “ Top Halloween Candy by State ” map, CandyStore.com shows my beloved candy corn is the favorite candy for trick-or-treaters in Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Iowa, Michigan and Alabama. All totaled we are looking at a Halloween budget of $9B, about the same amount spent on Halloween in 2017. Reese’s Cups.

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

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In 2017, the retail giant started an initiative to encourage its suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint, aiming to avoid, reduce or sequester the 1 billion tons of emissions by 2030. The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Tuesday that a majority of hourly workers at a Mercedes Benz Alabama factory have signed cards to join the union.

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