A recent report highlights private equity firms’ role in financing, managing, and accelerating the completion of critical infrastructure projects. Private equity firms manage nearly $45 billion...
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The first venture-backed business-to-business marketplace for primary packaging, Impacked, announced this week that it successfully raised $2.5 million in seed funding through a round led by TenOneTen...
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Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot recently joined 56 regional mayors supporting Amtrak’s proposed $850 million Chicago Hub Improvement Program (CHIP). CHIP would provide faster connections between ...
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The supply chain is diverse, multifaceted, and often hopelessly fragmented across time and capabilities, but Microsoft attempted to wade into it this week with the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform, a n...
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project44, a global Chicago-based supply chain visibility platform, recently raised $80 million in funding. This raises the platform’s value to $2.7 billion, 12 percent higher than in January. Th...
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Ohio State University plans to use a $26.5 million Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration grant to establish and operate a new testing center that supports the deployment of z...
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Logistics Plus, a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, recently entered into a strategic partnership with The Odin Marine Group, an International Ship Brokerage...
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Hwy Haul, a digital platform connecting produce shippers with truckers, announced it had closed on $10 million in funding Wednesday. The latest round of funding brings the company's total funding ...
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On Friday, Envoy Solutions announced it had acquired Bristol, Pa.-based United Packaging. United Packaging, a distributor of high-quality packaging, shipping, safety, and janitorial supplies, woul...
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Chicago-based McKinsey & Company announced Wednesday they had acquired SCM Connections, a supply chain planning and analytics company. The acquisition would allow McKinsey to strengthen its expert...
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On Tuesday, FedEx Freight announced its plan to modernize LTL pricing using dimension-based factors. The space and pace pricing pilot program will allow FedEx Freight to provide simple quotes base...
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Golden West Packaging Group, one of the largest mill-independent suppliers of fiber-based packaging, announced Tuesday it had completed a rebranding effort with the launch of a revamped company websit...
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Manufacturing powders company 6K Addictive announced Monday that it would increase its production capacity and expand its facility. The company, which produces engineered materials for additive ma...
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Amtrak recently announced it will enter in early 2023 into the procurement phase to select a contractor for the construction of a new Connecticut River Bridge. Built in 1907, the Connecticut River ...
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Peak to Peak Charter School, a K-12 charter public school located in the Boulder Valley School District, and Highland Electric Fleets, a provider of electrification-as-a-service for school districts, ...
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Reusable transport packaging company Tosca announced Tuesday that it is partnering with circular reuse platform TerraCycle company, Loop, to further their collective vision of a more circular and sust...
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Apple is calling on companies across its global supply chain to address greenhouse gas emissions and take steps toward decarbonization. The company said it will evaluate the work of its major manu...
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based NOVA Chemicals launched this week a new line of mechanically recycled polyethylene resin to help its customers meet their sustainability goals. The resin, EX-PCR-NC4...
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Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based PPC Flexible Packaging LLC (PPC) announced Friday it had acquired Kansas City, Kan.-based Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC. (PPT). PPC, a leader in printing and conver...
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On Thursday, Ball Corporation, based in Westminster, Colo., announced it would add two sizes to its "infinitely recyclable" cups. The Ball Aluminum Cup will be available in 9-ounce and 12-ounce siz...
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