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Hurricane Florence Update: Impacts, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

Several states in the east coast, especially the Carolinas, have been on high alert as they await landfall. Response: State of Emergency declarations were already made in the states of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In North Carolina, Gov.

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Hurricane Florence Update: Impacts, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

SEPT 19 UPDATES: Over 200 roads in South Carolina, and 1000 roads (including major highways) in North Carolina have been closed. Response: State of Emergency declarations were already made in the states of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In North Carolina, Gov.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech August 30 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Redwood Materials was founded by former Tesla Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel in 2017. billion Battery Materials Campus to be located in the heart of the “ Battery Belt ,” just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. He later resigned from the EV automaker in 2019 to assume leadership of the start-up.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

South Carolina prohibits importation of some birds due to avian flu. The words “avian flu” often trigger alarm bells for the majority of the population, as was evident with the avian flu outbreaks in the US that led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys in 2015 and 2017.

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The HDVI Story with Chuck Wallace

The Logistics of Logistics

HDVI is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in Greenville, South Carolina; Austin, Texas; and San Francisco, California. High Definition Vehicle Insurance, Inc. is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies.

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Market Update: Union Contracts- May 2021

Freight Plus

However, recently the ILA filed a $200M lawsuit against management and a carrier for the use of non-union employees at a new terminal in South Carolina. The previous ILWU contract was in negotiations in 2014 (extension agreed to in 2017). The lawsuit is an uncomfortable harbinger of potential negotiations in 2022.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

The two primary manufacturing sites are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irmo, South Carolina. In 2017, with the 360 smart bed launch, the Company rethought bed fulfillment. The focus of these facilities is core manufacturing, including sewing, electronic assembly, and packaging/shipping.