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FedEx to transfer LA airport maintenance to Indianapolis

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FedEx will close its heavy maintenance hangar at Los Angeles International Airport next summer and...

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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Michigan Road helped settle Indiana

One of the historical markers along the Michigan Road. (Photo: historicindianapolis.com)

Despite its name, the Michigan Road was not the primary route over which pioneer settlers reached the Michigan Territory. The Michigan Road’s name came from Lake Michigan, and it was the primary north-and-south route that settlers used to reach Indiana, which had become a state in 1816. 

The Michigan Road provided the shortest practical route between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes during the pioneer period (when waterways were the principal means of travel). It connected Madison, Indiana,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsinfrastructure-michigan-road-helped-settle-indiana

Actualización: El centro de distribución de Walmart arde durante 24 horas

A blaze broke out at a Walmart distribution center near Indianapolis, burning into the evening

Un centro de distribución de Walmart de 1,2 millones de pies cuadrados en Plainfield, Indiana, a unos 8 kilómetros del Aeropuerto Internacional de Indianápolis, se incendió el miércoles poco antes del mediodía, enviando enormes penachos que eran visibles desde el espacio.

El fuego seguía vivo hasta el mediodía del jueves, por lo que las instalaciones han permanecido en llamas durante 24 horas.

Visible satellite imagery showing the smoke plume from the fire in Plainfield, IN this afternoon. #inw...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/actualizacion-el-centro-de-distribucion-de-walmart-arde-durante-24-horas

Breaking: Fire at Walmart distribution center near Indianapolis airport

A blaze broke out at a Walmart distribution center near Indianapolis, burning into the evening

A 1.2 million-square-foot Walmart distribution center in Plainfield, Indiana, about 5 miles from Indianapolis International Airport, caught fire Wednesday a little before noon, sending out massive plumes that are visible from space.

Visible satellite imagery showing the smoke plume from the fire in Plainfield, IN this afternoon. #inwx pic.twitter.com/PHMXJ6VUuy

— NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) March 16, 2022

According to a press conference with Plainfield Fire Chief Brent Anderson, fire...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-fire-at-walmart-distribution-center-near-indianapolis-airport

Indiana Rail Road kicks off 3-year intermodal expansion project

A photograph of a train rolling through a grassy field.

Short line Indiana Rail Road (INRD) is planning a multiyear expansion of intermodal facilities for customers that want service to and from the Indianapolis market and Canadian and U.S. West Coast ports.

INRD has kicked off the first phase of its expansion project, which will span three years and will have an anticipated completion date in 2023, the company said Monday.

The first phase, which included the acquisition of 12 acres of land adjacent to INRD’s container yard, will more than double the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/indiana-rail-road-kicks-off-3-year-intermodal-expansion-project

News alert: Eight people killed by shooter at Indy FedEx facility

Eight people were killed late Thursday night at the FedEx Ground-Plainfield Operations Center near Interstate 70 across from the Indianapolis airport by a gunman who eventually took his own life.

Police said five others were hospitalized, including one with critical injuries, while two others were injured and released at the scene.

F

edEx statement

“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our team members following the tragic shooting at our FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis. Our most...

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DHL injects $1.6M into new Indianapolis life sciences facility

DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) has opened a 20,000-square-foot, temperature-controlled facility in Indianapolis that will cater to pharmaceutical and medical product shippers.

The $1.6 million facility has variable temperature capabilities to process all types of pharmaceutical, biotech or medical products that require strict temperature control, the company said.

The Indianapolis facility is one of eight “Certified Life Sciences Stations” that support DHL’s Thermonet service for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-injects-16m-into-new-indianapolis-life-sciences-facility

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