Daily News For August 31, 2006        


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Today's Daily News

The Case Of The Pilfered Pallets
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is running low on pallets. Paul Vogel, v.p., network operations management at USPS, plans to get the government's pallets back by user awareness and even threats of arrest and conviction. Read more

Target Distribution Center Set For Pennsylvania
The Union County Industrial Development Corp. worked with Target and Pennsylvania's Governor's Action Team to secure a $2.25 million funding offer from the Department of Community and Economic Development that ultimately secured a 1.6-million-square-foot distribution facility for Lewisburg. Read more

China's Petrochemical Profits Hit $47 Billion
Increasing by 32.3% from 2004, China's petroleum and chemical industry profits reached 370.79 billion RMB (US$ 46.59 billion) in 2005. Read more

10th Annual ShipTech Conference
Rear Admiral William E. Landay, III. Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research, and Vice Admiral Paul El Sullivan, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, will be the keynote speakers for ShipTech 2007, at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Miss., January 30 and 31, 2007. Read more


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"I am bound by contract pricing and can't always afford the exorbant prices that some of these carriers are charging. In my opinion, you can buy a truck every day of the week, but you can't put somebody in the seat at the same pace."
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Peach Season -- Other Unsolved Logistics Challenges
"Where else do the logistics challenges remain in the produce supply chain?"
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Say good-bye to Tony the Terrible
"So when will Tony Stewart leave NASCAR and find something in life that requires no tantrums and an occassional smile?"
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Featured Column

Chinese Automaker's Move Into Oklahoma Is Full of Ironies
Nanjing Automobile Corp. will build a historically English brand in the heart of the U.S.A.
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