Business Facilities March/April 2011 : Page 2CONTENTS NUMBER 3 • VOLUME 44 ON THE COVER 10 THE CANAL GETS BIGGER Ports in the Southeast and on the Gulf Coast are scrambling to get ready for a shipping bonanza from the expanded Panama Canal, a $5.25-billion project that will be completed on the 100th anniversary of the Canal in 2014. Join us as we set sail on a voyage through this mega-effort. SPECIAL REPORTS 20 INDUSTRY FOCUS: LOGISTICS Billions of dollars worth of goods are traveling mil-lions of miles as they make their way through global logistics and distribution networks. FEATURE 37 AIRPORT CITIES CONFAB LANDS IN MEMPHIS The 2011 gathering for the global Airport Cities Conference & Exhibition, held last year in Beijing, comes to Tennessee. Fasten your seat belts and put your tray tables up as we take off for an Aerotropolis update. 20 DEPARTMENTS 6 FIRST WORD 7 SNAPSHOTS 8 METRO SPOTLIGHT: YORK, PA With small-town charm and big-city appeal, this community in south-central Pennsylvania is known as the White Rose City, after the symbol of the House of York. We suggest you stop and smell the roses. 28 DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE 21ST CENTURY Texas continues to outperform the nation in job creation, creating more jobs in 2010 than any other state and achieving job growth nearly double that of other top 10 states. We invite you to put on your 10-gallon hat and take a ride through an open range of endless possibilities. 32 INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSE Illinois boasts a $590-billion economy, the fifth largest in the nation. Take our tour of the latest economic develop-ment activities in the Land of Lincoln. 32 42 A BUSINESS STATE OF MIND From the top of majestic Niagara Falls to the tip of Long Island, a bevy of new business initiatives is keeping the Empire State busy. 42 DESIGN BY MEGAN KNIGHT, GROUP C ART DIRECTOR PHOTO: THE PANAMA CANAL 10 2 MARCH/APRIL 2011 Business Facilities March/April 2011 Volume 44, Number 3, USPS 875-100 (ISSN 0746 0023) is published monthly, except for the Mar./Apr., July/Aug. and Nov./Dec. issues, by Group C Media, Inc., 44 Apple Street, Suite 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. Phone 732-842-7433. Fax 732-758-6634. Periodicals Postage Paid at Eatontown, NJ, and additional mailing offices. Paid subscription rate $52.00 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Business Facilities , 44 Apple Street, Suite 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Publication List |
