http://Logistics.industrysearch.com logistics reverse logistics transportation & logistics logistics software logistics consultants logistics services logistics logistics automation freight shipping logistics logistics automation Global Trade Advisor℠, a service of OMDCnet®, provides on-demand international business research and answers to questions involving global trade. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14606%2etxt WHITESTOWN, Ind. (June 19, 2008) - LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. (Nasdaq:BOOT), a provider of work and outdoor footwear, announced today it will consolidate its national distribution operations here, creating 30 new jobs. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14583%2etxt (Springfield, Ohio) – Learjet maintenance provider Spectra Jet plans to break ground on a $3 million hangar and office project in the last quarter of 2009. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14556%2etxt ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VSE Corporation (Nasdaq:VSEC) recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new $6.2 million state-of-the-art military vehicle and equipment refurbishment center in Ladysmith, Virginia.1 http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14537%2etxt COLUMBUS - A broad-based regional task force spearheaded by Wilmington Mayor David Raizk, at the request of Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, has begun work to preserve jobs and craft economically feasible solutions for the future. The urgent need for action stems from the potential effects of a possible direct job loss of 8,200 — with significantly more indirect job losses — in Wilmington, the region, and throughout the State of Ohio. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14505%2etxt Manufacturers’ business needs have changed significantly over the past several years, evolving the roles that technology plays within the manufacturing process. Two key technologies, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), have developed into critical success factors for manufacturers. Each technology brings unique value to the enterprise, and when combined, ERP and PLM provide a wholly collaborative environment that has a major impact on successful product development performance and the ability to maintain a competitive advantage. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14485%2etxt FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Calico Precision Molding, LLC, a plastic and rubber custom injection molder of products used in automotive, aerospace, military and commercial markets, is investing over $330,000 in building improvements and new equipment at its 1211 Progress Road location in Fort Wayne. The equipment will create a faster, more efficient manufacturing process and will also allow the company to further diversify its product offerings. Calico currently employs 46 and plans to add up to 20 new employees by the spring of 2009. The project is expected to be completed by the end of June 2008. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14484%2etxt COLUMBUS, Indiana - Lt. Governor Becky Skillman joined executives from Indiana-based LHP Technologies and Chinese-owned manufacturer Techtop today to announce the companies joint venture that will bring a new manufacturing and distribution center here, creating more than 60 new jobs. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14471%2etxt FORT WAYNE, Indiana — E & V Construction has begun a project that will result in a new office and distribution complex for Collins Painting & Design, LLC. The 22,000 square foot facility is being constructed at 7817 Honeywell Drive, north of Cook Road and Smith Field Airport, in Fort Wayne. Approximately 20,000 square feet will be used for warehouse/distribution and the balance will serve as office space for the company. Collins Painting & Design is a wholesaler of decorative gift items sold primarily in the U.S. The new building will replace the company’s leased premises on Cross Creek Boulevard in Fort Wayne. Total staff will grow to ten employees with this project. Construction will be completed by the end of the year. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14460%2etxt LEBANON, Indiana - United States Cold Storage Inc., a provider of refrigerated warehouse and logistics services to the perishable food industry, will locate its new Midwest storage and distribution center here, creating more than 100 new jobs by 2012. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14439%2etxt TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, - Governor Mitch Daniels joined executives from customer service management firm Alorica to announce the company's plans to establish a new in-bound customer service center here, creating more than 600 new jobs by 2009. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14430%2etxt Youngstown – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher announced one of the largest regional gatherings of economic development leaders on record the launch of The Business Resource Network, a partnership of Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana County economic development and workforce organizations making it possible for the region’s businesses to connect to all local, state, federal and private incentives, technical assistance, training and other supports from one point of access. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14408%2etxt ATLANTA – LXE Inc., the mobile logistics business of EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG), announces the introduction of the 8650 Bluetooth Ring Scanner for use by mobile workers in a multitude of supply-chain environments. The small, lightweight 8650 ring scanner rests on the finger, with the Bluetooth module worn comfortably on the back of the hand or the wrist. The Bluetooth module pairs with any Bluetooth-enabled handheld, wearable, fixed-station or vehicle-mount computer and reliably transmits critical data from up to 30 feet away. This gives the operator the unprecedented movement necessary to perform bar code reading tasks quickly and in comfort. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14338%2etxt CLEVELAND -- When the 2008 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference (NA 2008) opens it's doors on April 21 it will include over 500 exhibits and an Educational Conference featuring a Keynote on green manufacturing and supply chain solutions. In addition, over 70 educational sessions that will outline leading trends, best practices and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more productively and profitably. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14296%2etxt St. Louis, MO, Safe handling of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) in a confined public warehouse is a specialty of Fresh Warehousing & Fulfillment. Fresh has taken all precautions to create a total haz mat warehousing solution for all their haz mat customers’ needs and has the highest safety record for hazmat warehousing. Fresh strives to meet and exceed the safe hazardous materials standards of all regulatory agencies. Because of Fresh Warehousing’s exemplary reputation as a superior haz mat facility, they were recently chosen as Midwest fulfillment center for Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s Oxychem Division as a storage and distribution facility for the company’s line of chlorine tablets for Leslie’s Pool Company. Fresh stores over 10,000 palettes of chlorine product for Occidental Petroleum in their Sauget, Illinois facility. http://Logistics.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14270%2etxt