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Stord Acquires ProPack, Nutrition and Supplement Fulfillment Leader with Temperature-Controlled Warehouses across North America

Stord

ProPack operates six well-established warehouses across the United States and Canada, with locations supporting Seattle, WA; Salt Lake City, UT; Nashville, TN; Vancouver, BC; and Mississauga, ON.

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SanMar’s Sustainability Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

SanMar was founded by Marty Lott from the basement of a Seattle office building in 1971. SanMar is the largest wholesaler of apparel into the corporate identity, promotional product, and ad specialty space in the United States. The company works globally across 22 countries and import a little over 10,000 TEUs per year.

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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

According to weather.com, “more than 2 million Texas homes and businesses were without power Monday morning as record-breaking cold and Winter Storm Uri extended an icy grip across the central United States.” states and parts of northern Mexico. Winter weather continues to impact multiple U.S.

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Memorial Day 2021

Enterra Insights

Journalist and former mental health nurse Nina Lakhani ( @ninalakhani ) reports, “Covid is killing Native Americans at a faster rate than any other community in the United States, shocking new figures reveal. His story is inspiring and his courage legendary. .”[2] ” Sam Cox, a retired U.S. Naval historian Robert J.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

For example, a freight shipment from Yantian to Chicago via Seattle would be unloaded on the West Coast and then shipped inland via truck or rail. . This freight forwarding term stands for the United States West Coast. United States Gulf Coast. At times MLB and IPI are used interchangeably.

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Investing in Manufacturing Innovation & Competitiveness: Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States?

GlobalTranz

Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States? The top 24 metro areas for R&D produce almost three-quarters of all utility patents filed in the United States and 83 percent of R&D performed by large companies at their primary R&D locations. The rest is history. percent of the U.S. population.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains. A look at the supply chain readiness of several major U.S. cities, and their adoption of smart-city technologies.