Southern California has seen an explosive boom in job growth since the recent decline of the Omnicron variant, with logistic sectors joining hospitality and healthcare in aiding the economic recovery.  In particular, the logistics center of the Inland Empire has been especially successful, nearly recovering all jobs lost since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 .    Read more…

Total Quality Logistics, a major North American logistics provider, is set to expand at its offices in Lexington, Louisville, and unincorporated Boone County, “adding 525 jobs across those locations. It will add 300 positions in Lexington, 125 in Boone County, and 100 in Louisville.”  These new openings will help the company meet the demand for transportation services such as “ freight brokerage and third-party logistics to both domestic and international markets.”   Read more…

Finding and retaining talent in the logistics and warehousing space remains a massive concern countrywide due to the demand coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the rapid rise in e-commerce, “the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the transportation, warehousing and related fields will add close to 735,000 jobs by 2031.” Companies such as Prologis are helping to find and create these skilled logistics workers.   Read more…