LOGISTICS BRIEFS: New Orleans Cold Storage promoted Mark Blanchard to president & CEO. A 24-year company veteran, Blanchard started with NOCS as a sales manager. He most recently served as executive vice president. NOCS has three locations serving import/export business in New Orleans, Houston and Charleston, S.C. . . . Discount retailer Aldi Inc., Batavia, Ill., said it expects by 2011 to build a 482,233-square-foot multi-temp distribution center in Jefferson, Ga. The warehouse will serve approximately 20 Aldi stores in the Atlanta metro region.