GreyOrange, a robotic company out of Atlanta, “is set to expand its footprint and create 300 jobs globally as supply chain delays continue to affect the economy.” With the demands for e-commerce soaring due to the effects of the pandemic, and labor shortages causing supply chain backlogs, investments into Atlanta’s supply chain innovation sector have soared. Read more…
With everything blighting the economy, including supply chain issues, higher fuel prices, and lack of available workers, Jacksonville, Florida, with the reputation of being one of the top logistic centers in America, “has helped lessen the burden due to investment in the region’s rich logistics infrastructure and key location that enables same-day access to 98 million U.S. consumers.” Read more…
The South Dade Logistics & Technology District is hoping to bring thousands of logistic jobs to the South Dade area while protecting Biscayne Bay and the environment. If the application is approved, the development would allow for “793 acres bordering the Florida Turnpike Extension and SW 112th Avenue to be used as a hub for logistics, e-commerce, technology and light manufacturing.” Read more…
There are plenty of jobs and opportunities at the warehouses and ports in West Chatham, Savannah, but many applicants lack the vehicle to commute to these jobs. Across the country, “8.5% of households live without a car. In urban settings with reliable and frequent public transit or walkable neighborhoods, lacking a vehicle poses no problem. But in most cities and rural areas across the country, millions of families lack access to reliable transportation.” Read more…
Rivian automotives will receive $1.5 billion in aid from the state of Georgia and local governments to “build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant east of Atlanta.” With the hopes that Rivian will anchor an entire electric vehicle industry, including electric trucks and commercial delivery fans, the aid package will become “the largest single industrial announcement in Georgia history, including a pledge that the company will reach the full investment and job targets by the end of 2028, with jobs paying an average of $56,000 a year, plus benefits.” Read more…
Fully driverless trucks have caused concerns for many in the industry about the potential layoffs, but “ a growing body of research and expert opinion, however, suggests that the economic shift to self-driving big rigs is unlikely to impact as many truck driving jobs as some news headlines proclaim.” Read more…
The site of the Bainbridge Naval Training Center in Port Deposit “is being reactivated as the Bainbridge Logistics Center with warehouses planned on more than 400 acres of the 1100-acre site with the potential to create as many as 2,000 jobs.” The project had to clear many hurdles first, including asbestos contamination and other remedial requirements. Read more…
According to the latest Bloomberg Truckstop.com survey, “carriers are optimistic about growth in volume and rate this year, despite rising fuel and equipment costs that are squeezing profitability.” The survey shows that many owner-operators remain bullish about demand, as “about 72% of respondents expect load growth over the next six months vs 71% in $Q and 1Q a year ago. Read more…
Construction on the redevelopment of former Connecticut airfield Rentschler Field could begin as soon as this fall, a project that will not only bring hundreds of construction jobs for more than a year, but “ultimately up to 2,000 permanent jobs at a massive logistics center and accompanying high-tech research and development buildings.” The planning and zoning commission “unanimously approved National Development’s plan to create two mega-warehouses of more than 1 million square feet each on the former airfield.” Read more…
Construction on the redevelopment of former Connecticut airfield Rentschler Field could begin as soon as this fall, a project that will not only bring hundreds of construction jobs for more than a year, but “ultimately up to 2,000 permanent jobs at a massive logistics center and accompanying high-tech research and development buildings.” The planning and zoning commission “unanimously approved National Development’s plan to create two mega-warehouses of more than 1 million square feet each on the former airfield.” Read more…
