{"685612":{"#nid":"685612","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Keep on Truckin\u2019: The Southeast Is a Growing Transportation, Freight, and Logistics Hub","body":"","field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith a dense network of roads and rail and air connections, this region is attracting investment and funding for the supply chain industry. Gaffney, who is managing director at Georgia Tech\u2019s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute, has spent his career in the supply chain and shipping industry, including stints with consumer products companies such as Coca-Cola. Tifton is one star in the constellation of distribution centers, third-party logistics (3PL) brokers, and trucking companies that make the Southeast a logistics center for the country.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35797","created_gmt":"2025-10-08 17:54:45","changed_gmt":"2025-10-08 17:54:45","author":"Siobhan Rodriguez","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Inc","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/bill-saporito\/keep-on-truckin-the-southeast-is-a-growing-transportation-freight-and-logistics-hub\/91163361","dateline":{"date":"2025-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-04-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"658168","name":"Experts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}