Pennsylvania Township Transforms Into Logistics Hub With More Than 100 Football Fields of Warehouse Space
Just a few miles off Route 22 in Allen Township, Pa., quarter horses gallop through a pasture and farmers tend to soil that will soon sprout corn. By summer, fields of wildflowers will bloom, giving motorists off the beaten path a pleasing dose of nature.
May 1, 2017Pennsylvania Airport Expanding to Handle More Amazon Planes
So many of those packages people insist on getting in two days have been ending up at Lehigh Valley International Airport, where airport officials are racing to build more space for Amazon.com cargo planes.
April 26, 2017Another Giant Warehouse, More Trucks, Planned for Pennsylvania Town
The New York developers of the FedEx Ground plant are hoping to break ground this year on a second warehouse in Allen Township that would be even bigger.
April 3, 2017Pennsylvania Airport Treading Deeper Into E-Commerce Cargo
In Pennsylvania, the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority took a step to grow its burgeoning e-commerce business by approving plans Jan. 31 to use a second warehouse near the airfield to handle cargo from FedEx and Amazon flights until it can build a $20 million warehouse.
February 1, 2017Is the Next 'Inland Empire' in Pennsylvania?
With its proximity to the ports of New York, robust interstate system and rapid growth in distribution centers, the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania could be poised to become the nation's second "Inland Empire" for freight.
September 9, 2016Amazon Using Pennsylvania Airport for Secret Pilot Program
Online retail behemoth Amazon.com is conducting a secret pilot program that could change the way it moves packages around the globe, and Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania is right in the middle of it.
December 30, 2015