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Memphis Incomparable reach

It always pays to be well-connected, and you

won’t fnd better connections than the ones in

Memphis. There may be no other city in North

America that oers as many ast and eective

ways to move reight to and rom so many places.

ransportation via the Four Rs – rail,

runway, roads, and river – gives Memphis

a tremendous reach. Most o the major

East, West, and Gul Coast ports, the con-

tiguous U.S. states, Canada, Mexico, and

all the world’s major markets are reached

with an easy trip rom Memphis, thanks

to the dense transportation network that

radiates rom this prime logistics market.

With ve Class I railroads, seven inter-

state and U.S. highways, one o the world’s

leading cargo airports, and the nation’s

ourth-largest inland port, Memphis

oers shippers an outstanding combi-

nation o eciency and exibility. Add

the city’s broad array o logistics ser-

vices, and its abundant and reasonably

priced warehouse space, and it’s easy to

see how Memphis earned its reputation

as America’s Distribution Center and

America’s Aerotropolis.

New Rail and Intermodal Investments

Much o the big logistics news inMemphis these days has to do with its rail

and intermodal inrastructure.

he third-largest U.S. rai l cen-

ter, Memphis oers service via Norolk

Southern (NS), BNSF Railway, Union

Paciic (UP), CSX, and Canadian

Memphis’ logistics success lies in its central U.S. location and wealth o transportation options. The Mississippi River, railroads, expedited air services,and highway network keep shippers connected to trading partners worldwide.



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National (CN) Railway. Companies ship-

ping rom Memphis by rail can reach 45

U.S. states, Canada, or Mexico within two

days. Rail carriers also tie Memphis to a

wide variety o North American ports.

Memphis houses six ully operational

railyards that ofer the combined capacity

to lif more than two million intermodal

containers per year. And that capacity is

growing as rail carriers continue to invest

in Memphis.In 2010, BNSF completed a $200-mil-

lion project to expand and rebuild

its Memphis hub. his new Memphis

Intermodal Facility doubled the railroad’s

lit capacity at the site to one million

lits per year. Equipment at the acility

includes eight wide-span, electric, rail-

mounted gantry cranes. Tree o those

are stacking cranes that move contain-

ers between trucks and stacks. Te other

ve are production cranes used to load

and unload trucks, and stack containerson railcars.

Te site also eatures an automated gate

system or moving trucks in and out with

maximum eciency. Tis new system has

improved truck turn times rom 60 min-

utes to about 25 minutes.

“Memphis is one o the nation’s most

strategic logistics hubs,” says SteveBranscum, BNSF group vice president,

consumer products. “BNSF’s signicant

investment in this new acility not only

makes it one o the most eicient and

environmentally riendly intermodal

acilities in the country, but also improves

Memphis’ position in the global supply

chain by oering shippers more capacity

and service options.”

CN is also expanding, with plans to

construct its new Memphis Logistics

Park next door to the CN-CSX inter-modal gateway in the Frank C. Pidgeon

Industrial Park. In early 2012, the Port o

Memphis granted CN a 10-year option

to purchase up to 800 acres in the park.

he new acility will provide space or

distribution centers that ship or receive

intermodal reight.

Expanding Capacity

In July 2012, NS opened the rst section

o its new Memphis Regional Intermodal

Facility in Rossville. When complete, the$105-million project will cover more than

400 acres and provide the capacity to han-

dle more than 327,000 containers and

trailers per year.

Te acility, which is expected to create

or enhance 6,200 jobs in the Memphis

region over the next 10 years, is part o

NS’s $2.5-billion Crescent Corridor proj-

ect to develop a high-speed 2,500-mile

intermodal rail line linking Memphis and

New Orleans with New Jersey.

“he Memphis intermodal acility anchors Norolk Southern’s Crescent

Six railyards – including Norolk Southern’s newMemphis Regional Intermodal Facility – oer the combined capacity to lit more than twomillion intermodal containers per year.



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Corridor rail route, connecting the

Northeast and Southeast with high-speed,

reliable, truck-competitive intermodal

services,” says Norolk Southern CEO

Wick Moorman.

Te acility uses the latest in gate and

terminal automation technology, which

shortens the wait time or trucks enter-

ing the terminal, reducing exhaust

emissions and improving truck driver

productivity. Additionally, state-o-the-

art, low-emission cranes will operatewithin the terminal, and the main admin-

istration building was built to Leadership

in Energy and Environmental Design

Certication standards.

hese expansion projects, combined

with Memphis’ position as a hub on so

many major rail lines, make the city a

superior distribution point, says Buzz Fly,

vice president o Patterson Warehouses.

Te Memphis-based logistics services pro-

vider maintains ve buildings in the city,

with a total o 1.5 million square eet o

warehouse space. Patterson specializes in

import distribution and retail ulllment,

medical and ood products, construction

materials, and general commodities.

Memphis’ expanding capacity to han-

dle intermodal containers provides a

major advantage or shippers importing

reight rom Asia. Although Chicago is

also served by ve Class I railroads, that

city is already so developed that there’s lit-

tle room or rail carriers to enlarge their

acilities there. “I you try to send reight

to Chicago, it might get delayed waiting to

be unloaded rom the trains,” Fly explains.

But Memphis still has a great deal o

available land, and the ability to expand

its inrastructure. “Tat gives the city a

natural advantage,” he adds.

Quadramodal City

Memphis’ rail and intermodal inra-

structure are enough to make the city

a prime business location, but it is the

var iety o transportation opt ions that

Memphis’ transportation connections would be meaningless without ample storage acilities. Patter son Warehouses maintains fve locations in thearea, oer ing a total o 1.5 million square eet o warehouse space or import distribution and retail ulfllment.

The Memphis-Panama ConnectionThe number o transportation options Memphis oers shippers will increase even

urther in 2014 with the reopening o the Panama Canal.“Memphis as America’s Distribution Center will be enhanced urther with the Panama

Canal expansion, by adding a third coast or expedited inbound reight options,” says NeelyMallory III, president o Mallory Alexander International Logistics and chair o the Greater

Memphis Chamber’s Regional Logistics Council. “These assets yield operating ecienciesor the city’s current and prospective businesses.”

The Regional Logistics Council ocuses on promoting Memphis’ assets, including its

geographic location and world-class inrastructure in all our transportation modes.It also works to enhance that inrastructure.



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distinguishes it as a logistics powerhouse.

“Memphis is a ‘quadramodal’ transpor-

tation hub,” says Yossi She, Elisha Gray

II proessor o engineering systems at the

Massachusetts Institute o echnology,

and director o the MI Center or

ransportation and Logistics.

Shei devotes an entire chapter to

Memphis in his new book, Logistics

Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving

Growth, a study o cities that have devel-

oped particularly dense concentrations o logistics acilities and services. According

to the book, published by MI Press in

September 2012, these clusters are strong

engines o economic activity and job

creation.

“Memphis started to become a logis-

tics cluster with the cotton trade,” She

notes. “oday, the city’s logistics success

lies with the presence o the railroads,

FedEx’s World Hub, the highway network,

and the Mississippi River.”

UPS, DHL, and the U.S. Postal Service

also have major operations in Memphis.

More than 400 trucking companies and

numerous logistics service providers

operate in the city. A world-class cargo

airport and one o the largest inland ports

in the United States also help to extend

Memphis’ reach.

Air Cargo Advantage

For some companies, the most com-

pelling reason to locate in Memphis is a

acility that occupies a sizeable portion o

the Memphis International Airport: theFedEx World Hub, a transportation nerve

center that processes more than 3.3 mil-

lion packages every day, and connects

shippers to more than 220 countries and

territories on six continents.

Companies that locate close to FedEx in

Memphis gain a big advantage: they can

drop o packages or next-day delivery

later than their counterparts in any other

U.S. city.

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Alexander, a Memphis-based rm whose

services include customs brokerage,

reight orwarding, warehousing, distri-

bution, and transportation. Late cut-of is

a boon or companies that use Mallory’s

distribution services.

“West Coast customers can take orders

out o their inventory stock in Memphis

until 10 p.m. Central time, and have them

delivered the next day,” Kaden notes.

Another group that beneits greatly

rom the FedEx actor in Memphis is con-sumers who order owers rom Mallory

customer 1-800-Flowers. “During their

key holiday periods, we ship 50,000 to

60,000 resh bouquets to recipients all

over the United States,” says Kaden.

Many procrastinating consumers have

escaped embarrassment on Valentine’s

Day thanks to Mallory’s employees and

FedEx’s late cut-o time in Memphis.“We ill those orders up to midnight

on Feb. 13, and FedEx sends them out

to reach their destination on Valentine’s

Day,” Kaden says.

Proximity to the World Hub also allows

Medtronic, one o the world’s largest

manuacturers o medical devices, to ll

orders rom physicians who need items

or surgery the next day, points out Larry Cox, president and CEO o the Memphis-

Shelby County Airport Authority.

hat access is key to the success o

the massive Flextronics repair depot in

Memphis. “he company ships laptop

computers into Memphis, works on them

overnight or the next day, then ships them

out,” says Cox.

In addition to the World Hub, FedEx’s

other Memphis operations include two

FedEx Ground hubs, a FedEx SmartPost

hub, and two FedEx Freight service

centers. Te city is also the world head-

quarters or FedEx Corporation, FedEx

Express, FedEx Freight, FedEx Supply

Chain Services, and FedEx rade

Networks.

Attracting Air Freight

As big an inuence as it wields, FedEx is

ar rom the only actor making Memphis

a magnet or companies that ship by air.

Memphis International Airport has beenthe busiest air cargo airport in North

America or 19 years in a row, and cur-

rently it is second in the world only to

Hong Kong. In 2011, 3.9 million tons o

air cargo passed through Memphis.

UPS operates a major sorting center on

airport property, serving both its air and

surace transportation operations. Five

other all-cargo airlines provide niche ser-

vices and ights to smaller cities.

“Memphis can serve any cargo need a

shipper might have,” says Cox.Memphis International has our

A central location in the continental United

States and a mild climate make Memphis an

attractive choice for air cargo.

Thanks to late cut-o times at Memphis’FedEx World Hub,1-800-Flowerscustomers can orderuntil midnight CentralTime or next-daydelivery.



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MeMphIS pRoUd

Beyond being one of America’s best locations for warehousing and distribution,

Memphis is a great city. That’s why we are proud to have a presence in this

vibrant community with our Memphis Intermodal Facility – a premier hub

serving the supply chain needs of America and beyond.

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runways and the newest, most eicient

air traic control tower in the coun-

try. A central location in the continental

United States and a mild climate, with

ew weather interruptions, also make

Memphis an attractive choice or air cargo.

o make air shipments to and rom

Memphis even more convenient,

Memphis International recently opened

Cargo Central, eaturing a dedicated

cargo ramp to serve chartered cargo

planes. “We can park 12 747-400s at one

time,” says Cox.

When Cargo Central’s ve-phase devel-

opment is complete, it will oer 282,000

square eet o build-to-suit space or

warehousing and other activities or com-

panies that need easy access to air cargo

services.

Air transportation is so central to

Memphis’ economy that local o icials

have made the airport the centerpiece

o an initiative to urther develop the

city’s transportation inrastructure and

Appliance manuacturerElectrolux maintainsits North AmericanCooking Products plantin Memphis’ Frank C.Pidgeon Industrial Park.

Magnet for ManufacturersWhile manuacturing is

on the decline in much o theUnited States, Memphis has

experienced a resurgence. Inthe past ew years, at least

eight manuacturers havemade investments ranging rom

$50 million to more than $300million in Memphis. They are:

Blues City Brewing Company,Cargill, Electrolux, Kruger

Products, Mitsubishi ChemicalCorp., Mitsubishi Electric PowerProducts Inc. (MEPPI) , Nucor Steel,

and Riviana Foods.

Their investments include newlocations in the city, expansions

o existing operations, andconsolidation o operations rom

several cities into Memphis.Montreal-based Kruger, or

example, is spending $316 millionto upgrade its KTG USA acility in

Memphis, which manuactures

White Cloud bathroom and acialtissue.

Most o these companies

have chosen to locate or expandin Memphis in part because

o the multiple transportationoptions available there. For

example, MEPPI’s new acilityor producing large power

transormers is in the RivergateIndustrial Park, giving it

immediate access to the rail linesand barges needed to transport

those immense products, as

well as access to highways orsmaller components. Electrolux’s

North American CookingProducts plant in the Frank C.

Pidgeon Industrial Park enjoysthe same sort o access to

multiple transportation modes.Other recent investment in

Memphis includes:

■ In January 2012, Nucor

announced plans to expandproduction o specialty steel

bar at its Memphis plant. Nucorhas made $350 million in capital

investments in that acility since2006, and in 2012 the company

approved another $113-millionexpansion in Memphis.

In 2011, the acilityreceived shipments o

scrap steel rom more than20 states. Fity percent o

that tonnage moved by rail,

34 percent by truck, and 16percent by barge. Thesame year, Nucor

shipped 60 percent oits nished product out

o the acility by railand 40 percent by truck.

■ In 2010, RivianaFoods opened a new

400,000-square-ootmanuacturing acility

in Memphis, part o anexpansion in the city

that started in 2006. The

plant receives an average o30 truckloads o rice per day,

along with an average o ninetruckloads o supplies such as

corrugate, cartons, and CHEPpallets.

For outbound shipmentso nished products, Riviana

takes advantage o an arrayo transportation options. In

2012, it shipped an average o76 loads per week by truck, 128

loads via intermodal, and six byboxcar. Buyers made their own

arrangement to pick up another

14 loads.

■ Cargill has been

conducting an $82-millionrenovation and expansion o its

corn mill on President’s Islandin Memphis. In 2011, Cargill

received an average o 209shipments o raw material

per week via rail and sevenvia barge. In that same year, it

shipped an average o 628 loadso nished goods by truck, 201

by intermodal, 162 by rail, andour by barge.

Manuacturing leadersunderstand that ecient

transportation links and fexibleoptions help drive the bottom

line. The variety o rail lines,air routes, highways, and

waterways stretching romthe heart o Memphis to all

corners o North America

gives these companies theextended reach it takesto hit their goals.



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On the RoadTruck shipments can reach more points next-day rom Memphis than rom any other U.S. ci ty.And 70 percent o the U.S. population lives within a two-day drive rom the city.


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by truck than rom any other city,” says

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“Yossi Shefsuccinctly

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Helping to speed product to and rom

those population centers are several inter-

state highways that converge in Memphis.

Running through the center o the city

is I-40, a coast-to-coast route across the

United States. he stretch o I-40 rom

Memphis to Little Rock, Ark., is the

nation’s third-busiest trucking corridor.

I-55 puts Memphis on a major midwest-

ern route that includes New Orleans, St.

Louis, and Chicago. Te city also stands at

the midway point o the NAFA Highway,a new corridor built on I-69 that, when

complete, will run rom Montreal to the

exas-Mexico border. And Memphis

is the starting point o the uture I-22,

which will provide a direct connection to

Birmingham and Atlanta.

The Fourth R

Te ourth R, the Mississippi River, has

been vital to Memphis’ economy since the

city’s ounding in 1827. oday, the Port

o Memphis is the ourth-largest inland

U.S. port, and the second-largest inland

port on the shallow draf portion o theMississippi. It handles more than 16 mil-

lion tons o cargo per year by barge, and

U.S. Customs collects more import duties

there than rom most major U.S. seaports.

he top commodities handled at the

Port o Memphis are petroleum, coal, ood

and agricultural products, crude mate-

rial, and chemicals and related products.

Nearly 200 companies have acilities at the

port, in the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial

Park or in the President’s Island complex.

Among those companies is the only petro-

leum renery in ennessee, operated by

oil rener Valero.No matter which modes or transpor-

tation lanes a company builds into its

Room to GrowWhen it comes to nding available space or manuacturing

and distribution acilities, businesses have plenty o choicesin Memphis – and more could be on the way, due to more than

1.5 million square eet o positive absorption in third quar ter 2012.

“Currently, availability exists in Class A, B, and C properties in thegreater Memphis area,” says Jim Mercer, executive vice president atcommercial real estate services rm CB Richard Ellis Memphis LLC,

an aliate o CBRE Group Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles. “Sevenavailable buildings are 400,000 square eet and larger, but only our

are Class A proper ties – and leasing o Class A space continues to bethe dominant trend in the Memphis market.”

Generally, Class A properties are newer,and eature ceiling heights o 28 to 30 eet ;

Early Suppression, Fast Response sprinklersystems; and truck courts o at least 135

eet. Companies seeking spaces between100,000 and 400,000 square eet can choose

rom 53 availabile acilities in Memphis, 12o which are Class A properties.

To meet demand or larger, Class A

properties, speculative acility constructionis occurring in Memphis or the rst time

since 2008. Real estate developer IndustrialDevelopments International is building two

speculative acilities, available by the endo 2012.

One property oers 869,000 square eeto space, while the other is 267,000 square

eet – o which 150,000 square eet isalready pre-leased. Three other developers

are evaluating speculative construction, as well.The majority o these properties are, or will be, located in

industrial parks with easy access to the interstate system,Memphis International Airport, the FedEx World Hub, and railroad

intermodal yards.Shippers are taking ull advantage o all the logistics benets

Memphis has to oer. “One medical supply company recently relocateda large distribution operation to Memphis to be closer to its markets

and take advantage o the lower logistics costs provided by the ourmajor transportation modes existing in the city,” notes Mercer.

Several industrial parks in Memphis oer convenient access to the interstate system,Memphis International Airport , the FedEx World Hub, and railroad intermodal yards.






Memphis

strategy, developing a backup plan is

always wise. Memphis ofers an advantage

that’s key to contingency planning – the

ability to easily substitute one good trans-

portation choice or another.

“Memphis has lexibility because it

serves almost every port in the United

States and Canada with a single rail con-

nection,” says Dexter Muller, senior vice

president, community development at the

Greater Memphis Chamber. Companies

importing goods through the Port o LosAngeles-Long Beach, or instance, can eas-

ily move to Canada’s Port o Prince Rupert,

or through the Panama Canal to ports

such as Mobile, Jacksonville, Savannah,

or Haliax should conditions make one o

those locations a better option.

“Any number o actors could cause

supply chain disruption,” says Jim Apple,

senior vice president, business devel-

opment at Raymond James and chair

o the marketing council o the Greater

Memphis Chamber’s Regional Logistics

Council. “Memphis oers shippers the

greatest exibility.”

Whether there’s an impending port

strike, a weather disaster, or another condi-

tion that orces a change in transport plans,

Memphis provides many opportunities or

rethinking routes or switching modes.

Richard McDuie, chie operating

oicer o Memphis-based logistics and

transportation company Dunavant, cites

the example o grain shipments that nor-

mally travel by barge rom Memphis to

New Orleans. he recent drought has

caused problems or that route.

Reducing the Carbon Footprint Many companies these days are working hard to reduce

their carbon ootprints. Consumers want to support companiesthat demonstrate concern or the environment. And when large

corporations evaluate potential suppliers, one measure they oten

apply is how eectively the company isworking to minimize its carbon emissions.

“Transportation can contribute 25 to

50 percent toward a company’s carbonootprint – or even more, in certain

businesses,” says Dexter Muller, senior vicepresident, community development at the

Greater Memphis Chamber.With its numerous transportation options,

Memphis represents an excellent locationor companies that are serious aboutreducing uel consumption and its impact on

the environment.

“Barge transportation releases less carbon into the atmosphere thanother transport modes,” says Muller. “The second-best option is rail, and

Memphis has an edge over most cities in both modes.”Although trucking requires more uel per unit o reight than rail or

water transportation, most reight travelsover the road at least part o the way. For

many loads, time constraints or cost actorsmake truck transportation the optimal

choice. But even in this case, a locationin Memphis oers an environmental

advantage. “Truck trips rom Memphis areshorter, and thereore use less uel, because

the city is closer to more metropolitanmarkets than most other cities,” Muller says.

Memphis-based logistics and transportation company Dunavant assists shippers in fnding alternateroutes or modes when supply chain disruptions occur.

Transporting shipments via barge on theMississippi River cuts carbon emissions.



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Incomparable reach

“he Mississippi River is currently

at its lowest point in years,” McDuie

says. “Dunavant is actively exploring all

opportunities to help manage products

impacted by the drought.”

Some bulk shippers in Memphis make

tradeos between dierent modes as a

matter o course. “Depending on where

shipments are going and what the rates

are, bulk shippers use more rail or river

transport,” says She. “Tey can switch

between them to get the optimal combi-nation o cost and service or movement

in and out o a plant.”

Memphis’ multimodal character bene-

ts all kinds o shippers, says McDue,

whose company serves customers in the

agriculture, automotive, ood, retail, and

chemical industries, among others.

“Depending on the product’s required

lead time, Memphis oers multimodal

and multi-carrier options that allow ship-

ping by barge, rail, intermodal, truckload,

less-than-truckload, or air,” he says.

“I businesses have critical shipments

with late-night cut-os that must arrive

the next morning, the FedEx main hub or

UPS are both options,” McDue contin-

ues. “Being in Memphis allows shippers

to pick the best service and price relation-

ship to serve their own needs, or servetheir customers.”

Te ability to switch modes is especially

important in the current era o high uel

prices, says J. Kenneth Hazen, president

and CEO o CSI-Global, a Memphis-

based provider o transportation

management systems and other logistics

technology. Memphis’ multiple options

might pose an even greater advantage as

the graying o the truck driving popula-

tion exacerbates the capacity shortage.

“Te average truck driver age today is 56

years old,” Hazen says. “A lot o strategic

planning is happening. What will com-

panies do in 10 years, when all the Baby

Boomers are retired? Tey need a backup

option.”

With its well-connected transporta-

tion network, Memphis oers backups inabundance – and an incomparable reach

to U.S. locations and beyond.

For inormation on eaturing your region in

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contact James O. Armstrong at 314-984-9007 or

[email protected].

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BNSF Railway Company • www.bnsf.com

BNSF Railway is one o North America’s leading reight transportation companies, with arail network o 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is oneo the top transporters o the products and materials that help eed, clothe, supply, andpower communities throughout America and the world. BNSF moves those goods moresaely and e ciently, on signicantly less uel, and with ewer emissions than the all-highway alternative.

CBRE Memphis • www.cbre.usCBRE is the world’s premier, ull-service real estate services company. Operating globally,

the rm holds a leadership position in virtually all o the world’s key business centers.Whether it’s a local, regional, national, or global assignment, CBRE applies insight,

experience, intelligence, and resources to help clients make inormed business decisions.

CTSI-Global • www.ctsi-global.comFor more than 50 years, CSI has been a valuable resource to companies by providingthe technology and industry expertise to help them manage all aspects o their supply chain – physical, inormational, and nancial – through reight audit and payment,transportation management systems (MS), inormation management tools, and globalconsulting. Te end results are improved shipping e ciencies, greater control, andsignicant ongoing savings. CSI is your link to supply chain solutions.

Dunavant • www.dunavant.comWith more than 50 years o experience in logistics and supply chain innovation,

Dunavant Enterprises has the knowledge to ensure your company’s logistics practices aree cient and eective while providing a customized approach or your business. Driven

by superior customer service and a dedication to the proper use o the most advancedtechnology, Dunavant is leading the way into the uture o logistics.

FedEx Freight • www.fedex.comYour shipping needs are as individual as your business. Tat’s why FedEx Freight

oers value-added and specialized options. So, whether you need your LL shipmentsdelivered by a specic time or date, you plan to ex your international know-how by taking your business across the border, or you need help shouldering your large-volumeshipments, count on FedEx Freight to take care o your LL reight.

Memphis Regional Chamber • www.memphischamber.comMore and more companies are doing business in Memphis, or good reason. I youor your organization are looking to expand your operations, relocate to a business-

riendly community, or take advantage o the economy o scale that Memphis’logistics inrastructure can provide, contact the Memphis Regional Chamber, the

economic development agency or the mid-South region. For all the details, visit the

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Mallory Alexander International Logistics • www.mallorygroup.comMallory Alexander International Logistics is a leading third-party logistics provider. Asa specialist in global logistics and supply chain services, Mallory Alexander acts as asingle source or all logistics and supply chain needs. Specically, Mallory Alexanderprovides public and contract warehousing, reight orwarding (international, domestic,air, and ocean), customs brokerage, import/export services, intermodal trucking andtransportation, logistics services, and consulting.

Memphis International Airport • www. memphisairport.orgMemphis International Airport is the only airport in North America considered to be

an “aerotropolis” – an airport-integrated region extending outward rom the airport in

strings and clusters o airport-linked businesses and their associate residential complexes.Memphis International Airport and the concept o America’s Aerotropolis are at the

oreront o the Memphis Fast Forward initiative that has been launched by a partnershipo Memphis omorrow, the Greater Memphis Chamber, and both the City o Memphis

and Shelby County.

MIT Press • www.mitpress.mit.eduWhy is Memphis home to hundreds o motor carrier terminals and distribution centers?Why does the tiny island-nation o Singapore handle one-fh o the world’s maritimecontainers and hal the world’s annual supply o crude oil? Which jobs can replacelost manuacturing jobs in advanced economies? Some answers to these questions are

rooted in the phenomenon o logistics clusters – geographically concentrated sets o logistics-related business activities. In his new book, Logistics Clusters, published by MIPress, supply chain management expert Yossi She explains why Memphis, Singapore,Chicago, Rotterdam, Los Angeles, and scores o other locations have been successul indeveloping such clusters, while others have not.

Norolk Southern • www.nscorp.comNorolk Southern Corporation is one o the nation’s premier transportation companies.

Its Norolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route milesin 22 states and the District o Columbia, serves every major container port in the

eastern United States, and provides superior connections to western rail carriers.

Norolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and isNorth America’s largest rail carrier o metals and automotive products.

Patterson Warehouses, Inc. • www.patwar.comPatterson Warehouses, Inc. is one o the largest third-party logistics providers inthe Memphis area, operating more than two million square eet o ood grade space.Whether it is import-to-retail, medical supplies, or raw materials or manuacturing,Patterson can meet your ever-changing distribution needs. Let Patterson ensure yoursuccess by becoming your distribution partner in Memphis.

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