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BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB INC. (Framingham, Mass.) - James Halpin was named president. He replaces John Le

The topic was Just-in-Time inventory control. But the issues turned out to be people and management.

Despite construction setbacks, New York hasn't given up building an intermodal railyard in New York

TIMKEN CO. PLANS $1 BILLION INVESTMENTCANTON, Ohio - Timken Co. intends to invest about $1 b

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Five years ago, Electrolux Corp. took a look at its products and its plants and decided it was suffe

A new logistics study, called "Leading Edge Logistics: Competitive Positioning for the 1990s," is av

When 19th century editor Horace Greeley urged fortune-seekers to go west, he pointed further than 50

XCELL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC. (Houston) - Carol C. Flint was promoted to vice president, sales an

A joint venture between Detroit's Bing Steel Inc. and Cleveland-based LTV Steel Corp. has produced a

Despite selling its Grand Trunk Eastern subsidiary, Canadian National Railways assured New England s

Although a number of companies may talk about the perceived benefits of air freight, most Canadian s

FIRESTONE WILL BUILD TWO ROOFING FACTORIESAKRON, Ohio - Firestone Rubber & Tire Products Co.

GOLDEN VALLEY MICROWAVE FOODS INC. (Minneapolis) - Robert A. Sander was named president. He was name

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Corp. and Safeway Trucking Corp., its trucking affiliate, will b

In recent years, the grocery industry has moved to faster stock turnarounds and smaller inventories.

CARTER HAWLEY HALE STORES INC. (Los Angeles) - Martin M. Kalkstein was named chairman and chief exec

The latest cold front that has dumped snow across much of the United States is good news for the Int

INTERNATIONAL PROTEINS ACQUIRES PAN PACIFICWOODBRIDGE, N.J. - International Proteins Corp. h

Thanks to door-to-door through billing, many toy shippers are rail users. This makes the chore of mo

A year ago, Spearhead Industries Inc. handled its bulk shipments the old- fashioned way: manually.

Down East Mainers who make their living from the sea are by tradition an independent lot. But one ai

A&P ACQUIRES 97 PERCENT OF BORMAN'S STOCKMONTVALE, N.J. - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea C

With America's commercial airplane fleet aging fast, the need to ship aircraft parts quickly has bec

The head of Lakewood Industries Inc. believes his machinery problems will be over by the spring. He

ARMSTRONG CALIF. PLANT TO MAKE PIRELLI TIRESHANFORD, Calif. - Pirelli Tire Co. said its prem

Shippers are delighted over CSX/Sea Land Intermodal's new stack service into New England. CS

When summertime comes, Bob Krafft gets anxious. The wilting heat brings worries that his com

CHESAPEAKE PACKAGING CO. (Richmond, Va.) - Barbara A. Mingee was appointed director of marketing. Sh

NEKOOSA TO EXPAND PAPER MILL IN ARK.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Great Northern Nekoosa Corp. is maki

Rail carriers should keep in mind more and more shippers are basing plant- site decisions on a globa

In Chiquita Brands Inc.'s upcoming port call switch, Savannah is the official winner and Charleston

Bulk cement has begun moving into a new storage silo at the Port of Georgetown, S.C., leading to exp

INGERSOLL-RAND BUYS SILVER ENGINEERINGWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. - Ingersoll-Rand Co. has acquired

On a run to Oklahoma City a few years ago, a driver for Sunstar Foods Inc. discovered a few broken j

FLOWERS INDUSTRIES INC. (Thomasville, Ga.) - Robert P. Crozer was elected vice chairman. He was vice

The Interstate Commerce Commission's denial of Canadian National's bid for trackage rights over the

When Roy Rogers needed to get Trigger to the United Kingdom for a 1954 European tour, he booked a st

WISCONSIN TISSUE MILLS ACQUIRES CPS DIVISIONMENASHA, Wis. - Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc. has