FEATURES FEATURE STORY | WHAT’S INSIDE
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Ready for a New Year 2021 gives us the chance to reset and refocus.
COVER STORY | LOCAL PROFILE
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Logistics Plus Logistics Plus is marking its 25th year as a leading provider of transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, logistics, business intelligence, technology and supply chain solutions around the globe.
SPOTLIGHT Q&A | LONGEVITY
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DEPARTMENTS
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BUSINESS BUZZ
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PEOPLE BUZZ
WHAT’S NEW
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HR CONNECTION
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LEGAL Q&A
EDITORIAL
SPECIAL SECTION 19 NETWORKING AND MORE
LEGAL BRIEF | SUCCESSION PLANNING
See exclusive coverage of the MBA’s virtual Economic Outlook IMPACT briefing.
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AWARDS AND PROMOTIONS
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WORKPLACE TRENDS
Art Hammond, president and owner of Hoffman Industrial Company/Starlite Group, headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, shares the company’s secret to success as it marks its 175th year in 2021.
Picking your team: The use of voting committees in estate planning. Emilie Swan
ON THE HILL | POLITICS
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Congressional redistricting in Pennsylvania will bring lots of new changes. Phil English
RECOGNITION | LOCCO AWARDS
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Congratulations to the winners and nominees of the 2020-2021 Patrick R. Locco Scholarship Awards!
SPECIAL SECTION | ANNIVERSARIES
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The MBA celebrates the hundreds of members that are marking milestone anniversaries in 2021.
On the Cover: Logistics Plus Founder and CEO Jim Berlin stands in front of the company’s new warehouse location, the Erie Times-News building, in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. Logistics Plus has been an essential part of the Erie business scene for 25 years. For full story, see page 4.
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