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Breaking Supply Chain News- Panasonic Plans an Additional EV Battery Production Facility in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. The agreement further points to automakers seeking more deemed friendly nations for strategic materials sourcing needs.

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How Nuclear Verdicts are Killing the Trucking Business with Quinn Damon

The Logistics of Logistics

He currently leads the property/casualty practice for Lockton Michigan and works with transportation, construction/real estate, and manufacturing companies for risk management and insurance. Originally from Kansas City, Quinn is a graduate of the University of Missouri where he studied finance. About Lockton.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

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And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. As the center of the dustbowl during the early 20 th century, Kansas has a long history of agriculture in the United States.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

percent, 214,500 jobs), Michigan (13.5 percent, 136,700 jobs), and Kansas (11.9 percent), Michigan’s 2nd (57,500 jobs, 18.6 The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8 percent, 491,900 jobs), Wisconsin (16.3 percent, 458,400 jobs), Iowa (14.0 percent, 162,900 jobs).

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How the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Affects Ecommerce Shops

ShipBob

Uniform sourcing rules for all taxable transactions. For exam ple , most states with economic nexus allow an exception for small sellers (a notable exception is Kansas , which may come under fire for failing to do so); m ost states are enforcing economic nexus on a prospective basis only; and most give businesses a decent heads-up.