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Tag Archives: commerce
Crafting Michaels nationwide distribution network
The following table lists the distribution centers, their location, size, and year opened for Michaels stores. The company began operations in 1973 in Dallas, Texas. As can be seen from the table, there are now eight (8) distribution facilities nationwide, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Trade, transportation, trucking, urban planning, zoning
Tagged arts and crafts, commerce, distribution centers, logistics, Michaels, shipping, transportation, trucking, warehouses
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For the love of New Mexico’s historic plazas
As a Midwesterner born in Indiana and currently residing in Michigan, I have been long accustomed to the traditional courthouse (or town) squares found in communities across the region. In most cases the square is dominated by an historic county … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, archaeology, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, culture, downtown, entertainment, fun, geography, government, health, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mexico, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, Religion, revitalization, shopping, spatial design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban design, urban planning, walking, zoning
Tagged commerce, Mexico, New Mexico, placitas, plazas, Spain, Square, town design, village green
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Amazing offshore urban expressways – pluses & minuses
A trend in arterial roadway building, especially in highly urbanized areas and locations of rough terrain, has been to construct expressways offshore, which largely parallel the coastline. There are several reasons for choosing these locations for highway construction, which include: … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, bridges, Cars, cities, commerce, economic development, environment, geography, Highway displacement, highways, infrastructure, Maps, nature, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, topography, tourism, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Wildlife
Tagged bridges, cities, coastlines, commerce, congestion, expressways, highways, motorways, traffic, transportation, travel, urban
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2015’s Fastest growing markets for small-medium businesses
Fascinating data from PayPal which ranks small and medium business (SMB) growth by the year-over-year growth in total payment volume (TPV). All regions of the country are represented in the data, but what truly stands out are the number of … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, digital payment systems, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, marketing, planning, Small business, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged business, cities, commerce, e-commerce, econnomy, entrepreneurship, geography, PayPal, planning, small business, states, statistics
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Global geography of Google Data Centers
As Google continues to grow, Panethos thought it would be interesting to see where their data centers are geographically situated around the planet. Enjoy! Here’s a weblink to a map created showing these locations: https://www.zeemaps.com/edit/ZzqsVqTQ9ks98clePqx4vQ Asia Changhua County, Taiwan – opened … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, business, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, Ireland, land use, Maps, North America, planning, product design, Science, Social media, South America, spatial design, States, Statistics, technology, Trade, urban planning
Tagged commerce, data centers, geography, Google, information, land use, planning, technology
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America’s busiest container ports in 2014
Interesting data provided in the chart below. Despite a labor strike in 2014, Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to the lead the way as the busiest container ports in the United States based on twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). the … Continue reading
Posted in cities, commerce, economic development, economics, Economy, geography, globalization, history, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, planning, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, shipping, Statistics, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, commerce, container ports, freight, geography, harbors, intermodal, logistics, ports, shipping, transportation
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Don’t be a slave to greed and materialism
This Thursday, November 27th, is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Until recently, it was a lovely day for families and friends to gather, give thanks, watch parades and football, and share a hearty meal. Yes, some renegade retailers have … Continue reading
An art deco masterpiece reawakens
There are many fine examples of art deco or art moderne design. But to this planner, one the most impressive art deco structures anywhere is the former Knapp’s Department Store, which adorns south Washington Square in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Completed in … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, branding, cities, civility, commerce, downtown, economic development, historic preservation, history, land use, new urbanism, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged art deco, art moderne, cites, commerce, department stores, downtown, economic development revitalization, Greater Lansing, historic preservation, history, Knapp's, planning, retailing
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An unreliable power grid is unacceptable!
The continuing repairs to the grid across unlucky parts of Michigan, Ontario, New York and Maine clearly shows the weaknesses in our electrical grid and how susceptible it can be to the whimsy of Mother Nature. One sort of expects a power grid to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, deregulation, economic development, economics, energy, environment, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, planning, politics, Privatization, product design, Renewable Energy, seasons, sustainability, technology, weather
Tagged advocacy, business, commerce, economics, electric, electricity, energy, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, opinion, outages, planning, power, power grid, the grid, Toronot, utilities
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