Tractor Supply Opens Its Largest Multistate Distribution Center
Tractor Supply Co. will open the company’s largest distribution center in Arkansas to supply products for local e-commerce orders and 250 stores in the Southeast, Midwest and Texas.
Walmart Chooses Georgia Site for Dairy Facility
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Walmart Inc. will invest $350 million to open a new dairy facility along the Interstate 75 freight corridor. Operations are expected to begin in 2025.
N.C. Officials Announce Chick-fil-A Distribution Center
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper welcomed news that Chick-fil-A Supply will invest $58.3 million to build a distribution center, creating more than 112 jobs, including for truck drivers.
Ashley's Trucking Fleet Keeps Furniture Moving
In recent years, Ashley Furniture Industries has been expanding its own private trucking fleet — both organically and through acquisition — to further bolster its supply chain.
Port Tampa Bay Approves $50 Million Logistics & Distribution Center
Maryland-based Tradepoint Atlantic, a shipping logistics company, is coming to Tampa, Fla., in a deal that Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson called “potentially one of the biggest modern opportunities in the modern history of our port.”
Target to Invest $100 Million in Sorting Centers for Order Deliveries
MINNEAPOLIS — The next Target online order that ends up at your door might come from a new type of shipping facility aimed at making deliveries cheaper and faster.
RJW Logistics Group Brings Shipping Hub, Jobs to Mesquite, Texas
A new Mesquite, Texas, business park has landed a major tenant, RJW Logistics Group, bringing more than 200 jobs.
Supply Chain Transformation for a Post-Pandemic World
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March 25, 2021Trade Group Targets Federal E-Commerce Bid It Says Favors Amazon
A trade association representing wholesale distributors is pressuring lawmakers not to approve increased government spending on a highly lucrative e-commerce contract the group says favors Amazon.com.
July 31, 2019Lazer Spot Makes First Acquisition, Buys Assets of Mesko Spotting Service
Lazer Spot Inc. moved to expand its distribution center yard management services by purchasing assets of Mesko Spotting Service Inc., a rival company based in Allentown, Pa., for an undisclosed amount.