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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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Amazon Pharmacy, born out of the company’s 2018 acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack, allows customers to order prescription medications for home delivery, with free shipping for Prime members. Wendy’s is testing drone delivery in the Christiansburg, Virginia, market in partnership with DoorDash and Wing.

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Thanksgiving 2018

Enterra Insights

Minnesota leads the nation in turkey production followed by North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, and Virginia. Other states with significant turkey production include Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Dakota, Utah, and California. Most of those turkeys are raised in 14 states.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. In Long Beach, dockworkers and terminal operators moved 835,412 20-foot-equivalent units (surpassing June 2018 record). At the Port of Los Angeles, 876,611 TEUs were moved last month, marking the busiest June on record.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 22, 2019

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Carriers increased their truck registrations by 40% in the second half of 2018 to keep up with spikes in demand. New capacity at the Port of Virginia helped boost volume last month , according to officials. Recently, the port added 13 new container stacks and expanded the rail yard at its Virginia International Gateway.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 25, 2019

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The industrial availability rate in the city fell to 6.34% in the fourth quarter of 2018, and was even lower (2.99%) near the airport. The Port of Virginia completed a major part of expansion aimed at increasing its annual container capacity by 40% by 2020. However, new local construction could help solve warehouse capacity problems.

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Nestlé USA and Enterra Solutions Sign Multi-Year Cognitive Computing Agreement

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Most of the data analytics and modeling will be performed at Nestlé USA in Northern Virginia and Enterra’s offices in Pennsylvania. With 2018 sales of $9.7 The use of real-time data and autonomous decision-making will give Nestlé USA a unique advantage in a highly competitive marketplace. billion, Nestlé USA is part of Nestlé S.A.