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Local Food Sourcing Drives Growth For 'Urban Farms' In Rural America

There’s been an unexpected push recently to create hyper-dense farms in the land of wide open spaces, according to NET, Nebraska’s PBS and NPR stations.

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Software Solutions

How Big Data is Changing Retail

SPS Commerce, Inc.

In today’s omnichannel retail environment, consumer-focused retailers meticulously monitor everything from transactions and demographics to what people are saying in social media circles.

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FedEx To Acquire TNT Express For $4.8 B To Boost International Reach

FedEx Corporation

The combined companies would be a strong global competitor in the transportation and logistics industry, drawing on the considerable and complementary strengths of both FedEx and TNT Express.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Port Of Portland Loses Container Business; Will Puget Sound Push Carrier Rates?

Although German-based Hapag-Lloyd has not made an official announcement that it will no longer call on Terminal 6, the company’s current schedule contains no calls for the port in the near future.

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Antitrust Expert: FTC Won’t Block Heinz/Kraft Merger

Antitrust concerns are a behind-the-scenes factor in any major U.S. merger discussion, as FTC and Department of Justice officials try to determine the potential impact of a major merger on consumers.

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Taking on BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin with Bitcoin Services for Merchants

Merchants can accept Bitcoin payments through the igot platform, paying a fixed 0.5 percent per transaction

Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Port Contract Nears

On Friday, 78 percent of delegates voted to urge the broader membership to approve the contract, the ILWU said in a statement.

A cargo container is moved at the Port of Tacoma, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in Tacoma, Wash.

Software Solutions

Featured In Food Logistics: The Flip Side Of LMS Objections

Many of the common arguments that companies have for holding off on LMS adoption may not be as compelling or accurate as initially advertised.

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Google-Backed FoodTrace Helps Restaurants And Distributors Source Local Foods

Within the next year, FoodTrace would like to expand throughout the Midwest and the West Coast.

Port Strikes Help Drive Air Cargo

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Air cargo traffic increased 11.7 per cent in February this year compared to February 2014, marking one of the strongest months for air freight.

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Index Rates Countries For Resilience To Supply Chain Disruption

The FM Global Resilience Index is the first data-driven tool and repository that ranks the business resilience of 130 countries.

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Venture Capital Pours Into Food Delivery Apps; DoorDash Pulls $40 M

The two-year-old DoorDash, which touts itself as a technology business with an on-demand delivery focus, is going to use the cash to expand beyond the eight cities it currently serves, as well as to invest in its logistics technology.

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