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US Semiconductor Fab Investments Make Headlines and Concerns

Supply Chain Matters

According to a White House briefing , Intel itself has plans to invest upwards of $100 billion to build and expand these semiconductor fab and supply network support facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico , and Oregon with the potential to create upwards of 30,000 jobs. fab and associated capabilities.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Supply Chain Heroes: Stories of Innovation in Support of COVID-19

Logility

Berry shifted its capacity to the supply of healthcare materials including surface disinfectant wipes and facemasks. [ [link] ] Bodybuilding.com. The Tillamook County Creamery Association donated $100,000 to coronavirus relief across Oregon and has increased production to serve increased demand from consumers. [ [link] ] Thermo Fisher.

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Central Oregon Truck hauls Capitol Christmas Tree

DAT Solutions

Central Oregon Truck Company , based in Redmond, Oregon, was chosen to transport an 80-foot noble fir from Oregon's Willamette National Forest to the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree and to represent the great state of Oregon during the tree's journey to Washington, D.C.," Route follows the Oregon Trail.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

We emphatically encourage ocean carriers to step up their efforts to evacuate empty containers quicker and at higher volumes to free up much-needed capacity for arriving imports in order to keep commerce moving through the port and the region.”. Apparently, warehouses are full. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Oregon also are moving to decarbonize drayage. It wants to make all trucks used for drayage zero-emissions within 12 years, and medium and heavy-duty vehicles of all kinds zero-emission “where feasible” by 2045.

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4 Tips to Ensure the Upcoming Eclipse Doesn’t Leave Your Supply Chain in the Dark

TMC

The Oregon Department of Transportation states the eclipse will cause “the biggest traffic event in Oregon history.” The state is regulating that no over-width loads are allowed to operate anywhere in Oregon from noon on Friday, August 18, through 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 22. Deploy dock management tools.