Just in Time Manufacturing Replaced with Flexible Manufacturing System? AreaDevelopment.com had a great introduction in their recent newsletter, “Confronting Supply Chain Challenges with Reshoring, Dual Sourcing, and FMS (flexible manufacturing systems). FMS has been around for a long time but the definition has … Read more

Bringing manufacturing production back to the U.S. continues to be a very hot topic, even as we enter the waning days (hopefully) of the coronavirus pandemic. Following is a great piece from statista.com that digs into just how many companies are discussing reshoring. … Read more

It has been a while since we shared some port activity updates, but last week a headline on freightwaves.com caught our eye. We have been used to seeing a backlog of container vessels waiting for berths at the ports of Los Angeles and … Read more

As our long-time readers and followers know, Agracel has primarily focused our work in “agurban” or rural or non-metro areas since our start in 1986. We always believed that there was, and still is, a special appeal to small-town living. With the continued … Read more

Following is part of a great article our VP of Development in Agracel’s Southeast office, Richard Blackwell, shared with our team. It is a trend we are seeing as well. Click on the link at the bottom for the full story along with … Read more

Last week we shared information about electric vehicle battery factories and their planned capacity output. This week we have a list of many of the same projects, but with the expected capital investment and jobs created. EV Industry Driving Massive U.S. Site Selection … Read more

The Gigafactory Industry A gigafactory refers to factories producing electric batteries at huge scale, primarily for use in electric vehicles, but also for a range of other renewable energy storage applications. Tesla coined the phrase. We came across a great site, cicenergigune.com, that … Read more