GLDPartners News Blog
GLDPartners’ Wasserman to Speak at LiveXchange Park City, UT April 24
Adam Wasserman will be speaking on the topic of "The Evolution of the Global Supply Chain Model" later this month at Business Facilities LiveXchange event in Park City, UT. Developed twelve years ago to "streamline the site selection process", the event is an exclusive event for site selectors and consultants who are searching for new locations for their corporate expansion and relocation projects.
GLDPartners Takes On Economic Development Management Role in California
GLDPartners has been asked by Merced County (California) to take on the management of its economic development program.
Walmart Fuels It’s Anti-Amazon Strategy – But Is it Too Late?
The Goliath's are struggling against the David's. The next 5-10 years will yield some fairly fundamental answers about how large parts of our economy will be shaped. The status quo is no longer. It's happening in the automotive sector and its also happening in the retail sector, at least to an extent
New CSX Chief To Lead Changes
What was widely expected in freight railroad and intermodal circles became official on March 6th, when Class I railroad carrier CSX officially announced that E. Hunter Harrison was named CEO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX. WSJ’s Jacquie McNish and David Benoit reported that the announcement ended a fight over control of CSX by giving the Hunter Harrison a four-year contract and a mandate to overhaul operations at one of the country’s biggest railways. But the changes won’t be assured to happen until after the railroad holds its annual meeting.
WEBINAR: Ports and Terminals – Operating in a New Business Environment
GLDP's next webinar will be held on March 15th at 2PM EST and the topic will be: Ports and Terminals: Operating in a New Business Environment. The logistics world is being impacted by several key dynamics: a quickening pace of disruptive geopolitical change and rather fundamental evolution in some key sector and supply chains. GLDPartners will present a dossier-view of how these issues are colliding - and some suggestions about maintaining and enhancing seaport competiveness.
Webinar: Washington Update – Implications for Trade, Infrastructure & Econ Devt
Our next webinar will be held on February 15th at 2PM EST and the topic will be: Washington's Direction: Implications for Trade, Infrastructure and Economic Development. About 25 days into the new US Administration, GLDPartners will present an update on policy direction concerning trade agreements and infrastructure investment and the implications for ports, airports and economic development.