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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For those of you on the coasts (all three of them—East, West, and Gulf) you may be vaguely aware of the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota. For those of us in neighboring states, North Dakota is the source of a clichéd “giant sucking sound,” the likes of which this generation has never experienced.

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A Global Shift for Manufacturers: Industries with Increased Demand

USC Consulting Group

Paper companies have seen a 20% increase in orders during the pandemic , with worried individuals stocking up on products like toilet tissue for fear of being stuck inside without it. Food and beverage companies are reevaluating their processes to maintain supply amidst high demand and limited access to materials.

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota. But first, let’s take a look at some of the retailer’s background. Background About Menards. Drop Trailer Delivery Requirements.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

This is also another example of how the lines between 3PLs and technology companies continue to blur. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

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How the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Affects Ecommerce Shops

ShipBob

North Dakota in 1992) that opined state and local sales tax compliance was too complicated to inflict on out-of-state businesses; and the emergence of ecommerce. Uniform sourcing rules for all taxable transactions. This can have an enormous impact on companies hitting economic nexus thresholds in multiple states.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.5 GG supports many large companies, including Stanley/ Black and Decker, and several large trucking companies, through their online scheduling platform “MyWorkChoice”. Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 The rates in Arkansas (3.4 percent), California (4.7