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2007 LOGISTICS QUOTIENT ™: America’s Most Logistics-Friendly Cities  [ 10/17/2007 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor  Related Link...
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Our seventh annual study identifies the metro areas that can provide your company with the strongest and most robust logistics infrastructure.   Read The Full Article


2006 LOGISTICS QUOTIENT: The Best Metros in the U.S. for Logistics Infrastructure  [ 10/23/2006 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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Our sixth annual Logistics Quotient™ study ranks the logistics infrastructure of all 362 metros in the United States according to 10 major categories.   Read The Full Article


COMMENTARY: A Strong Economy Rides on a Solid Transportation Infrastructure  [ 10/21/2006 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor  Related Link...
  A metro areas logistics infrastructure is an indication of a region’s ability to support a manufacturing economy.   Read The Full Article

2005 LOGISTICS QUOTIENT ™ : The Top Logistics Metros in the United States  [ 9/14/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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Our fifth annual Logistics Quotient™ study ranks the most logistics-friendly metros in the country according to 10 major logistics categories.   Read The Full Article


COMMENTARY: We All Pay for Procrastination in More Ways Than One  [ 9/14/2005 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor  Related Link...
  Our country has a long — and bipartisan — history of postponing needed infrastructure spending in order to use the money for other purposes.   Read The Full Article

2004 LOGISTICS QUOTIENT™: America’s 100 Most Logistics Friendly Metros  [ 9/1/2004 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor, and Michael Keating, Senior Research Editor  Related Link...
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This year's Logistics Quotient ™ ranks our nation's metro areas according to 10 major logistics categories.   Read The Full Article


2003 LOGISTICS QUOTIENT™: The 100 Most Logistics Friendly Cities in America  [ 9/3/2003 ] By: By Bill King, Chief Editor, & Michael Keating, Research Editor  Related Link...
  America’s 100 Most Logistics-Friendly Cities. When Hershey Foods Corp. recently chose the Gateway Commerce Center in suburban Madison County, Ill., part of the St. Louis metro area, as the site for its new 1.1 million square foot super-regional distribution center, it was all part of the company’s overall logistical support plan.   Read The Full Article

Europe Puts a Premium on Logistics  [ 6/1/2003 ] By: Karen E. Thuermer  Related Link...
  Continent offers well-developed transportation channels to ship cargo.   Read The Full Article

2002 LOGISTICS QUOTIENT™: America's 100 Most Logistics-Friendly Cities  [ 9/1/2002 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor & Michael Keating, Research Editor  Related Link...
  Click on the RELATED LINK above to download a PDF of the America’s 100 Most Logistics-Friendly Cities. If your company is looking for the best place to establish a new distribution facility, the cities on this list are a good place to start.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: Do You Mind if I Dance With Your Date?  [ 9/1/2002 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor  Related Link...
  You can avoid awkward social, not to mention legal, moments by finding out ahead of time what the future neighbors think of your newly proposed facility.   Read The Full Article

2001 Logistics Quotient  [ 9/1/2001 ] By: Bill King, Editor, and Lance Yoder, Managing Editor  Related Link...
  If your company is looking for the best place to establish a new distribution facility, the cities on this list are a good place to start.   Read The Full Article

COMMENTARY: “I’ll Gladly Pay you Tuesday for a Hamburger Today”  [ 9/1/2001 ] By: Bill King, Chief Editor  Related Link...
  Deferred spending on basic infrastructure is an easy solution to short-term financial problems, but the long-term consequences are almost always negative.   Read The Full Article