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US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire broadline distributors, The Thompson Co., Grand Island, Neb.; Braunger Foods, Sioux City, Iowa; and Variety Foods, Sioux Falls, S.D., owned and operated by TOBA Inc., Grand Island, Neb.

While new and improved supply chain innovations are always making headlines, a recent survey conducted by Kenco, Chattanooga, Tenn., reveals that awareness and interest are not the same as adoption.

Last-mile distribution facilities for e-commerce are popping up in close proximity to the population centers of major U.S. cities, creating a foundation for rapid-delivery service that didn’t exist on this scale as recently as a few years ago, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.

A new report produced by Industrial Truck Association (ITA), Washington, D.C., and Oxford Economics, London, quantifies this manufacturing sector’s strong economic impact and employment rates and offers detailed data at national and state levels.

Uniekaas B.V., Purchase, N.Y., completed the sale of its aging, packaging and cut and wrap facilities in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands, to Germany-based DOC Dairy Partners B.V.

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), Japan, announced plans to integrate the World Port Climate Initiative (WPCI) in a wider World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP) to extend the scope from climate action to a full range of sustainability port development challenges.

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TemperPack announced plans to expand its Richmond, Va., headquarters operations.

Colmac Coil, Colville, Wash., and president Bruce Nelson received a new patent for its plate freezer innovations.