Insights
Insights 07262017
New Shipper Gives Trans-Pacific Intermodal Market, West Coast Ports a Boost
A new international ocean carrier recently entered the trans-Pacific trade, a mature industry filled with veteran shippers.
Insights 04282017
All You Can Eat Shrimp, But Don’t Forget to Tip Your Locomotive Engineer
Americans love shrimp. The fascination with prawn even extends to pop culture – think Bubba’s long list of shrimp options in "Forrest Gump" or Jim Carrey’s famous "Dumb and Dumber" line, “Put another shrimp on the barbie.” But to enjoy these delicacies on dinner tables nationwide, shrimp producers need a logistics plan. For decades, shrimp arrived at ports and was trucked to destination; however, an experiment with frozen shrimp in the middle of the desert is providing a new opportunity.
Insights 04042017
Business Over the Border: NAFTA's Role in Balancing Economies
As a new administration ponders changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), one important fact cannot be overlooked: millions of American jobs depend on trade occurring along the U.S./Mexican border – the fourth largest economy in the world.
Insights 12122016
A Christmas Tree's Journey
Twinkling lights cast a festive glow as wet, fluffy snowflakes – the kind begging to be turned into a snowman – flutter to the ground. Inside, the fire is crackling, glasses are filled with egg nog and children plead to open “just one gift,” as they anticipate Santa’s arrival. It’s a scene often captured in Thomas Kinkade paintings and in countless movies. At the heart of each good old fashioned family celebration is the Christmas tree.
Insights 09192016
Feeding the Stone-Starved Beast
Building and maintaining highways, office buildings and schools is a constant cycle; one that is imperative for thriving communities. But many are stone-starved, and quality rock used to make concrete is mined hundreds of miles away. That's where we come in.
Insights 09072016
Diversity and Inclusion Emphasized at Union Pacific's First Annual Employee Resource Group Conference
Sherrye Hutcherson says her mom used to tell her, "If you have a bunch of people who think alike, all you need is one of them." It's a message she took to heart. When Hutcherson, Union Pacific's vice president - Human Resources, started her railroad career as a corporate auditor 23 years ago, she was one of two African Americans in her audit class.
Insights 05132016
Port of Tucson Improvements Support Business Growth
Officials from the Federal Railroad Administration, Pima County Arizona, the Port of Tucson and Union Pacific were among those who celebrated the completion of a $5 million expansion of the Port of Tucson's rail infrastructure and container export facility May 12.
Insights 01072016
Sacramento Rail Yard Cleanup Clears Way for Economic Revitalization
For Jim Levy, the Sacramento Rail Yard is like a piece of gum that’s been stuck to the bottom of his shoe for 26 years. That’s how the Union Pacific director of environmental management characterized working on remediating the 240-acre section of land just north of downtown Sacramento.
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