Industrial real estate

California’s top lawmakers appear lukewarm to Amazon.com's offer to hire 7,000 workers and build at least two giant distribution centers in exchange for the state holding off on collecting sales

The transportation and warehousing sector shed 2,400 jobs in August, for a drop of 0.06 percent from July, as larger drops in air and trucking employment offset mild gains in rail, water and warehouse

Globe Express Services opened an 110,000-square-foot facility in Miami and added two offices in China, as the freight forwarder works to expand its stations to 50 from 42 by the end of 2011.<br />

Penske Logistics will handle the Brazilian distribution of LG Electronics products that are produced in the country and imported from South Korea. <br /> <br />

Kerry Logistics will open a 32,808-square-foot logistics center in northern Vietnam in November, as the company completes its warehouse network in the <a href="http://www.joc.com/logistics-economy/vie

Logistics real estate provider ProLogis, adjusting its holdings after merging with AMB Property, says it will sell 13 warehouse properties across the United States to Clarion Partners for $118 million

Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics opened a 215,000-square-foot logistics center in Hefei, China, for the growing automotive industry in Anhui Province, west of Shanghai in central China.<br /> <br />

British contract logistics operator Wincanton will pull out of mainland Europe under an agreement to sell its business there to Germany&rsquo;s Rhenus for $107 million. <br /> <br />

Saddle Creek is adding facilities in Chicago and Jacksonville, Fla., expanding its <u><a href="http://www.joc.com/maritime/transport-transport-transport">network of contract logistics and distribution

Vacancy rates for warehouses and distribution centers near U.S.

Orders to U.S. factories fell 0.8 percent in June, according to the Commerce Department, indicating a slowdown in manufacturing, which has been one of the strongest engines of economic recovery.

Liberty Property Trust gained first inland port access by buying 1.2 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space adjacent to BNSF Logistics Park-Chicago for $60 million. <br /> <br />

Locating close to customers often is more important than tax and financial incentives in choosing distribution facilities, shippers told The Journal of Commerce Inland Ports conference in Chicago this

Inventory restocking seems to be on summer vacation.

In any economy, inventory management must strike a balance between costs and cutting into sales.<br /> <br />

With the retailing sector already in the midst of a shaky recovery, the seismic shift to online sales is changing the retail distribution model.<br /> <br />

Cautious optimism is turning into genuine belief as the industrial real estate sector finds itself in a long-awaited recovery mode. <br /> <br />

The expanded Panama Canal and higher fuel costs will boost demand for U.S. warehouses and distribution centers, a new report says. <br /> <br />

CEVA Logistics US said it will close a logistics center at West Chester, Ohio, following &ldquo;a very recent decision by Dell Computers to transfer operations from the facility to a new location.&rdq

The State Department designated Crowley Maritime Corp.&rsquo;s Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point facility, allowing the company to act as a subcontractor for high-security lo

A showdown between Amazon.com and state governments is spreading as the online retailer threatens to shutter more plans for distribution centers in disputes over demands that the company collect taxes

Amazon.com plans to build its eighth logistics center in China this year, Chinese officials said Tuesday. <br /><br />

The U.S. warehousing sector is in the midst of a moderate recovery, but any sustained and substantive growth is unlikely until the broader economy recovers.<br /> <br />

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Construction products manufacturer Dayton Superior will place a manufacturing and distribution center in central Georgia to serve as its main point to ship goods to the southeast U.S. <br /> <br />

The stunning theft of up to $75 million worth of pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly warehouse this month has other companies wondering: Could it happen to us?<br /> <br />

The proof is in the numbers.

It’s a simple fact of life: People get sick. So when economies take ill worldwide, the one area consumers won’t skimp on is their own health.

NYK Logistics (Americas) named James Armstrong to the position of senior vice president and general manager of the company's Warehouse Division.<br /> <br />