Illinois County Hears Proposal for $1.2 Billion Warehouse Development
Will County officials recently got a peek at the proposed 2,200-acre business park in Jackson Township, Ill., with its developers’ promises of pumping revenue into the Elwood and Manhattan areas, while keeping trucks off residential roads.
September 13, 2017Averitt Express Expands LTL Service in Illinois, Wisconsin
New Tennessee FedEx Distribution Center Loaded With Technology, Officials Say
Every one of the up to 12,000 parcels an hour going through the new FedEx Ground distribution center in Chattanooga is run by what officials call a scanner channel.
September 7, 2017XPO Logistics to Lease Pennsylvania Warehouse ‘as Part of its Continued Growth’
XPO Logistics is leasing a 628,475-square-foot warehouse in Palmer Township, Pa.
September 6, 2017Amazon to Open First Fulfillment Center in New York
Amazon.com Inc. is opening its first fulfillment center in New York, part of an ongoing push to store inventory closer to customers to enable faster deliveries.
September 6, 2017Shipping Company OnTrac Opens 160,000 Square-Foot Facility to Keep Up With E-Commerce Boom
Shipping and receiving company OnTrac cut the ribbon on a new 16,000-square-foot facility in Vancouver, Wash., on Aug. 24, giving it room to grow while online shopping shows no signs of slowing.
August 29, 2017Amazon Expands Oregon Footprint with Salem Fulfillment Center
Amazon on Aug. 28 announced plans to open a fulfillment center in Salem, marking its second such hulking warehouse in Oregon.
August 29, 2017FedEx Breaks Ground on New Mexico Distribution Center
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and the region’s economic development leaders joined with company officials for a ribbon-cutting Aug. 23 at the 215,000-square-foot distribution center in Santa Teresa’s West Park.
August 25, 2017FedEx to Open $30 Million Distribution Center in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Parcel delivery company FedEx Ground plans to unwrap a new $30 million distribution center next month in Chattanooga that’s expected to employ about 300 people.
August 22, 2017Amazon’s Warehouse Robots Are Boosting Productivity, Getting Goods to Customers Faster
The new human jobs – 1,500 in this case – got the headlines, but it’s the robots that make online retail giant Amazon’s new Sacramento, Calif., distribution center zing.
August 11, 2017