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Historic Golf Course Closer to Becoming Trucking and Warehouse Facility
127-acre Calumet Country Club (Calumet Country Club via Facebook)
A historic golf course in the Chicago suburbs is one step closer to becoming a trucking and logistics and warenhouse complex.
April 14, 2021Shipping Pallets Stage Pandemic-Era Rally
An employee uses a forklift truck to move a stack of heat-treated wooden pallets. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
After carrying the weight of the global economy since World War II with little fanfare, the lowly shipping pallet is finally commanding some respect.
April 9, 2021Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year
A Rogers Sugar Inc. facility in Vancouver, B.C. Landlords in Canada may have to consider converting retail and office buildings into logistics hubs. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg News)
Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.
April 6, 2021Fight Over Chicago Golf Course Slated to Become Logistics Center Heating Up
Calumet Country Club in Homewood, Ill., was established in 1901. (Calumet Country Club)
A once-thriving country club near major interstate highways in Chicago was set to be the new home of an 800,000-square-foot distribution and warehouse facility, Now it is at the center of a legal battle involving a part of the city critical to trucking.
March 31, 2021East Coast Warehouse Acquires Temp-Distribution of Maryland
Temperature-controlled logistics provider East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has acquired Temp-Distribution of Maryland Inc.
January 14, 2021Warehouses Lure More Cash Than Offices in Pandemic-Fueled Flip
Packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)
Warehouses are the hottest corner of commercial real estate — maybe too hot.
December 10, 2020AM Radio Transmitter Sites Now Valuable Real Estate for Logistics Industry
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Sites that for decades housed AM radio towers today command top dollar as e-commerce fuels rising demand for new warehouses and logistics centers.
December 8, 2020Amazon, FedEx, UPS Boost US Warehouse Jobs Amid Online Boom
The warehousing and storage industry is one of the few sectors where employment is actually higher than before the pandemic. (Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg News)
Warehouse operators across the U.S. are rushing to hire workers amid a boom in online sales, a bright spot for a labor market that faces mounting challenges.
October 27, 2020Ware2Go Launches FulfillmentVu Technology Platform
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Ware2Go launched a new technology platform Oct. 8 that combines warehouse management systems to help merchants meet customer expectations across all sales channels.
October 9, 2020Amazon Plans to Put 1,000 Warehouses in Suburban Neighborhoods
Packed boxes move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tilbury, U.K. (Jason Alden/Bloomberg News)
The facilities, which will eventually number about 1,500, will bring products closer to customers, making shopping online about as fast as a quick run to the store.
September 16, 2020