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bourg has continuously improved its ability to capitalize on those opportunities by establishing itself as the European leader for contract, air freight-based, and value-added logistics. Luxembourg is a location where companies can provide value-added services, including pre-positioning, assembly, market specific packaging, kitting, quality control and certification, documentation management, labeling, and invoicing. Cargolux, China Airlines, DHL, Kuehne & Nagel, Nippon Express, Panalpina, and Schenker have chosen Luxembourg as an operating base for valueadded logistic activities. The Ministry of Economy and Trade has developed and owns logistics parks in the immediate vicinity of Luxembourg Airport (Eurohub Centre) and major railways and highway corridors (Eurohub South). Value-added activities include thirdparty logistics (warehousing, packaging, processing and shipping operations), fourth-party logistics (organization of production and distribution flows, supply chain management, invoicing services), and reverse logistics (handling of overstocks, recovery, recycling and reselling of non-sold products). Troy, OH, an Automotive Hub The automotive sector in Troy, OH, continues to grow. Troy has become the East Coast consolidation center for Honda’s parts distribution. Honda’s expansion created nearly one million square feet of warehousing, repackaging and procurement operations. “[Our] success has been driven by the very unique public-private initiative that combines the efforts of the Troy Development Council (TDC) with those of the city of Troy,” notes Charles Cochran, TDC president. During the past four years, Troy has added nearly 2 million square feet of manufacturing space. New companies in Troy include Precision Aero, Clopay, Komyo, F-Tech Research & Development, U.S. Kushin, Prex and Novacel. Companies with recent expansions include Goodrich Aerospace, American Honda, Faurecia, F&P America, Hobart Brothers and Freudenburg-NOK. To fill its new jobs, the TDC’s workforce development committee partnered with area educational leaders to create an advanced manufacturing training program specifically designed to support immediate needs of the manufacturing sector. Identified as “Skill-Trac,” the program already has more than 120 students enrolled in courses at Edison Community College, Sinclair Community College, and Wright State University. Laurens County SOUTH CAROLINA Location, workforce, infrastructure, transportation and training drive our industrial opportunities. Go to www.laurenscounty.org let us help you get there. LAURENS COUNTY Development Corporation 864.939.0580 #1902 at www.BusinessFacilities.com #1501 at www.BusinessFacilities.com L-8 A S P E C I A L A D V E RT I S I N G S E C T I O N O F B U S I N E S S FA C I L I T I E S A N D L O G I S T I C S M A N A G E M E N T http://www.laurenscounty.org http://www.jcedb.org http://www.laurenscounty.org http://www.jcedb.org http://www.BusinessFacilities.com http://www.BusinessFacilities.com

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