NEOTEC takes first step in setting up Freight
Advisory Council
AKRON, OHIO. . .Following its recent
Logistics Conference at the Firestone Country Club, the Northeast Ohio
Trade and Economic Consortium (NEOTEC) has taken the first step in
establishing a Northeast Ohio Freight Advisory Council.
At an initial meeting in Hudson, Ohio, a group of
regional business leaders concerned about logistics issues discussed the
mission and organization of the Freight Advisory Council.
Dale Gibbons, President & CEO of NEOTEC, offered a
summary of the thinking behind the Council. "In the New Economy of
the new century, our goal is to make Northeast Ohio a logistics hub that
makes full use of cutting-edge developments in technology to improve
efficiency and reduce the costs of freight movement. We need to make our
traditional resource-base and location more competitive in the global
marketplace. We want to encourage investment in Northeast Ohio from
overseas as well as from American-based companies."
"The new Council will also promote the economic
development of Northeast Ohio through a better understanding of
transportation and logistics," Gibbons said.
"We encourage the involvement of Metropolitan
Planning Organizations and the local chapters of transportation and
logistics associations in the work of the Council," explained
Gibbons.
In the next few weeks, the search will begin for leaders
in logistics to serve on the Council's Executive Committee. NEOTEC will
also survey area logistics firms to determine a list of priority issues
for the Freight Council.
"The Freight Advisory Council," Gibbons said,
"is part of the ongoing evolution of NEOTEC."
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