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Norfolk Southern opens new locomotive maintenance, repair shop in Chicago

The Chicago site operates a locomotive shop for minor repairs at its Calumet Yard intermodal facility and mobile rapid-response crews inspect and service outbound locomotives.
February 14, 2017
Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS), Norfolk, Va., opened a new locomotive maintenance and repair facility in Chicago to enhance operational efficiency for trains moving through the nation’s largest rail hub.
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Survey: Focus on sustainable procurement intensifies across the globe

In 2017, the two largest obstacles for sustainable procurement programs were a lack of internal resources and difficulty tracking supplier sustainability performance.
February 14, 2017
Sustainable procurement programs are more integral and widespread than ever before, but face a critical juncture as they scale to reach the next level of maturity.
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Study: Coupon activity reveals changes in shopper preferences

the share of redemption captured by offers that are loaded directly to shoppers’ retailer loyalty accounts (load-to-card) grew 20% between 2015 and 2016.
February 14, 2017
Analysis by Inmar, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., of 2016 coupon activity reveals an ongoing "promotional transposition" with paperless, digital coupons beginning to overtake traditional paper coupons in popularity.
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Technavio reveals cost-saving opportunities for 3PL providers

The adoption of cost optimization levers can help buyers of 3PL services realize cost savings and achieve category management and value benefits.
February 14, 2017
The global 3PL services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% over the next five years due to the difficulties in handling the vast geographic presence of supply chain operations driven by globalization, according to a procurement intelligence report from Technavio, London.
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Cornell University installs nation’s first commercial-scale validation facility for HPP

The new Hiperbaric 55 high-pressure food processor at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, N.Y., maintains the ability to retain fresh quality attributes in food while inactivating spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms.
February 13, 2017
With the installation of a new, commercial-scale, high-pressure processing (HPP) unit, Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, N.Y., is said to be the nation’s first commercial scale validation facility for a technology that kills foodborne pathogens and extends shelf life for fresh, ready-to-eat foods like juice, meats and more.
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