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GE officially opens new central logistics facility

by MBJ Staff Published: November 21,2011

Tags: distribution, energy, solar power, sustainable, warehouses, warehousing, wind power

OLIVE BRANCH — GE has officially opened its new central logistics center for renewable energy components in Olive Branch. The facility is part of GE’s strategy to further improve customer response times throughout North America as more wind and solar energy projects are developed and existing power facilities require maintenance. GE Energy’s renewable energy services group [...] [...]

Merchants Foodservice makes national ranking again

by MBJ Staff Published: September 29,2011

Tags: distribution, food, foodservice, growth, revenues, warehousing

HATTIESBURG — The nation’s 50 largest broadline distributors collectively broke the $100-billion mark in 2010, growing sales 5 percent over sales reported by the 2009 Top 50. It was a strong performance following the 2 percent sales decline the Top 50 experienced in 2009. The performance of the top 10 companies alone paints a bright [...] [...]

Instead of consolidating, Furniture Transport closing

by Associated Press Published: September 26,2011

Tags: consolidation, distribution, furniture, plant, plant closing, warehousing

PONTOTOC — Furniture Transport Group is shutting down operations in Pontotoc. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security says it has received notice that FTG is closing Nov. 30. According to the notice, 56 employees will be affected by the move. The High Point, N.C.-based company is a transporter of home furnishings. Just a few weeks [...] [...]

First Toyota supplier to bring 100-plus jobs

by MBJ Staff Published: September 14,2011

Tags: automobile, Automotive, distribution, manufacturing, supplier, warehouses, warehousing

SHERMAN — KC Integrated Services, a full-service supply chain solutions provider, is locating a logistics service center in Sherman in Pontotoc County. KC Integrated Services’ Sherman facility will service Toyota and Toyota’s Tier I suppliers, providing just-in-time delivery services to support Toyota’s production control system at its automotive manufacturing plant in Blue Springs. In addition, [...] [...]

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