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SkyWater buys Austin chip factory

Freight Waves

SkyWater Technology, founded in 2017 and based in Bloomington, Minnesota, is recognized as the only U.S.-owned Financially, SkyWater has faced some challenges, as highlighted in its first quarter 2025 results. government’s efforts to secure supply chains. The company reported a total revenue of $61.3

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Supply Chain and Logistic News March 3rd – 6th 2025 

Logistics Viewpoints

ports in 2025 underscores Hapag-Lloyds commitment to digital innovation in the shipping industry. The company Heliene is based in Canada but produces panels in Minnesota. Song of the week: The post Supply Chain and Logistic News March 3rd – 6th 2025 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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How GM + Nvidia are changing the face of the automotive industry

Freight Waves

In October 2023, GM announced delays in the production of electric trucks, including the Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV, pushing the start date at its Orion Assembly plant from 2024 to late 2025. The investment includes a new 250,000ft2 Logistics Operations Centre adjacent to the existing manufacturing facility in Mankato, Minnesota.

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Sharp slowdown in intermodal rail a warning for H2: AAR

Freight Waves

Looking ahead to the second half of 2025, the rail industry faces uncertainty. Compounding these concerns, the service sector, a previous economic highlight, showed signs of faltering with the PMI slipping below 50%, signaling contraction.

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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

The Minnesota-based firm’s $9 million a year in revenue “ could go to $13 million or $14 million overnight if I could put drivers in those trucks ,” said Charlie Hoag, manager of Copeland’s terminal in Des Moines, Iowa. . Or we could just grind it out until Plan C is ready to implement: driverless trucks.

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Customer-Obsessed Businesses are Upping Their Last-Mile Game

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market opened a sortation center in Minnesota last year to strengthen its last-mile capabilities. billion globally by 2025. Brick-and-mortar behemoth, Target, is calibrating its last-mile logistics to keep itself at pace with the shifting trends in consumer behavior. The eighth-largest retailer in the U.S. billion to 42.8

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The best coffee marketing ideas to grow your roastery sales

Unleashed

billion people on social media by 2025, and Hootsuite/We Are Social found the average person spends nearly three hours on social media each and every day. Just ask the nine different Minnesota roasteries who joined forces in the name of charity, each roasting the same coffee blend but with their own spin, while donating proceeds to charity.