What can brown do to FedEx?
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 9:41 am
The team at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research take issue with UPS’ efforts to introduce labor law changes that would hurt one of Tennessee’s largest employers.
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Pharos in RFID acquisition
Posted on November 16, 2009 at 3:07 pmPrivate-equity firm Pharos Capital, which has offices here and in Dallas, has acquired a Kansas-based company specializing in radio frequence identification systems for the logistics market.
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Local industrial property market ahead of nation’s
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 9:44 am
Data compiled by Colliers shows Nashville – along with regional competitors Louisville and Indianapolis – with an industrial real estate vacancy rate that is well below the national average. Memphis, Atlanta and Cincinnati, on the other hand, are struggling with double-digit numbers.
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OHL clicks with Kodak
Posted on October 14, 2009 at 12:56 pm
The Brentwood logistics company formerly known as Ozburn-Hessey Logistics recently began working with the maker of cameras and other photo equipment. It’s the latest in a series of contract wins and growth moves for the company.
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Making the robots see
Posted on October 2, 2009 at 11:45 am
Promising local software developer Universal Robotics has teamed with Ohio-based Motoman to merge advanced 3D vision systems and industrial robots.
And now for the product description:
The Spatial Vision system is easy to set up. It enables automatic self-calibration with full color and high definition images with millimeter accuracy within a robot’s work envelope at a fraction of the cost of current systems.
The Spatial Vision system can automatically identify any dynamic point in 3D space and calculate the distance to this point using inexpensive web cams. It delivers accurate, full-frame color results at 960 by 720 pixels four to five times per second.
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Robotics software firm hires marketer
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 7:58 amUniversal Robotics, which is making waves with smart software targeting the logistics sector, has hired a veteran of Hewlett-Packard and Agilent to lead its marketing efforts.
“Hob brings a rare mix of marketing savvy and technical know-how to Universal,” said David Peters, co-founder and CEO of Universal Robotics. “His experience as both a marketer and engineer, combined with his great passion for technology, makes him the ideal person to successfully take Universal’s products from our lab to the marketplace.”
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OHL adds audit VP
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Nashville native Danny Sawyer has been named vice president of internal audit at logistics firm OHL. He comes from a similar position at Sitel and also has worked at Willis and Cigna.
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OHL checks itself
Posted on August 5, 2009 at 12:32 pmBrentwood-based logistics player OHL is one of four shippers teaming with federal customs officials on a year-long test of internal controls and other compliance and risk management practices.
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Pharmacy bringing 200 jobs to Antioch
Posted on July 30, 2009 at 8:35 amYear-old PromisCare says it expects to hire up to 50 people every six months to help handle mail-order shipments from its new Bakertown Road site.
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China Air out at BNA
Posted on at 8:28 amFrom the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority:
China Airlines has notified Nashville International Airport (BNA) that it will suspend cargo operations at the airport effective July 31. This suspension, which may be reversed as the economy rebounds, is a result of decreased levels of outbound cargo due to the challenging economic environment. China Airlines has operated at BNA since 2001.
OHL grows pet care company account
Posted on June 25, 2009 at 8:05 amThe Brentwood logistics company formerly known as Ozburn-Hessey has been awarded another aspect of the shipping business of Knoxville-based PetSafe.
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OHL teams with candy company
Posted on June 4, 2009 at 2:49 pmBrentwood-based third party logistics firm OHL has teamed with candy manufacturer Just Born to help run a newly purchased distribution center in Bethlehem Township, Pa.
By moving its operations to the 600,710 square-foot warehouse, Just Born predicts it will eliminate 500,000 miles a year in trucking trips between vendors and the company’s manufacturing facility in Bethlehem.
OHL has been hired to further consolidate Just Born’s nation shipping program in order to have less of an environmental impact. The new site is expected to go online in late 2009 and will employ 70 workers.
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Ingram unit wins Consumer Reports contract
Posted on at 7:07 amFrom the Nashville-based holding company:
Ingram Publisher Services Inc. (IPS), a full service book distribution company, today announced a new distribution agreement with Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine and www.ConsumerReports.org.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ingram will distribute book titles published by Consumers Union including the forthcoming Consumer Reports Best Baby Products (10th Edition).
“We are very pleased to have Consumers Union sign on with our team at IPS,” stated Phil Ollila, President of Ingram Publisher Services. “The publications of Consumers Union reach millions – and we’re proud to be able to provide distribution services for their books.”
“In these challenging economic times consumers need trusted information to help them cut through the clutter in the marketplace. This agreement with Ingram will help put Consumer Reports’ unbiased and independent advice and reports into the hands of consumers at a time when they need it most,” said Jerry Steinbrink, vice president, Publishing.
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Robotic software firm gathering capital
Posted on May 28, 2009 at 9:50 am
Universal Robotics, which is marketing ’software with an IQ’ for the warehouse sector, has raised $1.3 million from a dozen investors. Developed at NASA and Vanderbilt, the software has the capacity to learn processes as it handles tasks.
HT: Venture Nashville’s latest NEWSBITS
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Locals in on planned East Tenn. rail yard
Posted on May 27, 2009 at 8:19 amLocally based ProVenture Commercial Real Estate appears to be working with rail titan Norfolk Southern on plans to build a rail-road transit terminal east of Knoxville.
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