Logistics Plus Receives 2021 Forward Award from the ERCGP
The award was presented to Logistics Plus at the ERCGP Celebration of Excellence on Tuesday, July 27th.
Scott Frederick accepts Forward Award from James Grunke, President & CEO of ERCGP. Also representing Logistics Plus were Nate Carlin, Meghan Williams, Amanda Drake, Cassie Nagle, Ivona Plecevic, Gurkiran, and Safinaz Elhadary.
ERIE, PA (July 28, 2021) – Logistics Plus Inc. (LP), a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce it was presented with the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership (ERCGP) 2021 Forward Award. The annual Forward Award honors the achievements of local businesses making a practice of building a world-class workforce by recognizing best practices in workplace flexibility, recruiting, retention and development. Recipients demonstrate an attitude of excellence and outstanding achievement through creative solutions and excel in supporting and reinforcing their company’s values.
ERCGP included the following statement in the awards program: Under the leadership of Jim Berlin, LP has grown into one of the nation’s most respected and innovative logistics and supply chain solution providers. Not only has the company grown since its inception, but LP also prides itself on recruiting a diverse and talented workforce. LP provides a workspace that is flexible and dynamic as the people who fill it. They continue to invest in downtown revitalization projects, contribute to several local non-profit initiatives and encourage employee participation at fundraising events. They have received national recognition and won awards for Best Workplaces, and have been certified as a Great Place to Work.
“Next week, we celebrate our 25th anniversary,” said Scott Frederick, the company’s vice president of marketing and LTL carrier relations, who accepted the award on behalf of Logistics Plus. “As we’ve grown, we’ve been very fortunate to receive a lot of different awards over the years. But it is awards like the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership Forward Award, which recognize the work LP does within the Erie community, the jobs we create, and the workplace we’ve cultivated; these have special meaning to Jim and LP, and so we are both humbled and appreciative.”
About the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership
The Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership is the voice of the business community providing advocacy and access to people, information, and education. Benefits, programs, services, and events are designed to enhance the success of the businesses in their membership. And its membership investment supports a diverse and ongoing economic development effort that benefits the entire region. Visit eriepa.com to learn more.
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, Warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded 25 years ago in Erie, PA, by local entrepreneur Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a Passion For Excellence™, its employees put the “plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Akron, OH; Aurora, CO; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cincinnati, OH; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Dayton, NJ; Des Moines, IA; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Olean, NY; San Francisco, CA; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Uganda; Ukraine; and United Kingdom; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
As reported across various news outlets this weekend, Logistics Plus (LP) has helped found a non-profit organization called Erie’s Station Square Ltd. to rejuvenate the area around Erie’s historic Union Station and Griswold Park. Logistics Plus is making the initial $100,000 investment in the improvements to the Station Square District. Other businesses supporting the project include Great Lakes Insurance, Kellar’s Magic and Comedy Club, Rick Griffith Properties, The Brewerie at Union Station, and Lilly Broadcasting. Watch the local news broadcast replays below and then visit eriess.com for additional details.
The image below is a concept drawing of the park renovations.
There is also a good article by Erie Times-News online at GoErie.com.
Logistics Plus originally began bringing new life to the area when it acquired and renovated Erie’s dilapidated historic Union Station back in 2003 and made it its global headquarters for the years to come. Today, over 100 Logistics Plus employees work at Union Station, and it is the home to multiple other businesses, including Erie’s first micro-brewery.
Logistics Plus Sponsors Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards Program for a Fifth Consecutive Year
The virtual and on-demand awards show is scheduled to premiere at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
ERIE, PA (May 7, 2021) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, is proud to announce that, for a fifth consecutive year, it is a marquee sponsor for the Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards, formerly known as Best of Varsity Cup. Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country, and is presented, in part, by Erie Times-News/GoErie.com.
Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards is a nine-month student-athlete recognition program that culminates in a star-studded, on-demand broadcast show featuring the biggest names in professional sports and the top District 10 high school student-athletes from 45 high schools across 8 Counties. Honorees for 23 state-sanctioned sports will be announced throughout the year in the Erie Times-News and on the event website at sportsawards.usatoday.com/nwpa.
Along with the chance to be recognized in this regional awards show, top student-athletes may also be featured as honorees for the Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards program. Top selections for the statewide program will be announced July 15 on sportsawards.usatoday.com/pa.
“All of us at Logistics Plus are proud to be a part of the high school awards program for a fifth consecutive year,” said Jim Berlin, founder and CEO of Logistics Plus. “We are honored to recognize these amazing local athletes who share our passion for excellence. Many of our employees come from these local schools, so we’re big fans of Erie, and we’re big fans of sports. This is something these kids will cherish for the rest of their lives, and we’re glad to be a part of it.”
Visit the website to sign up for updates and honoree selections throughout the year. Stories about the selections and more program information also will be found at www.usatoday.com/sports/high-school-sports-awards.
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, Warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded 25 years ago in Erie, PA, by local entrepreneur Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a Passion For Excellence™, its employees put the “plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things, that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices, warehouses, and agents located in Erie, PA; Akron, OH; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, IL; Chino, CA; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX; Des Moines, IA; Detroit, MI; Fort Worth, TX; Haslet TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Lexington, NC; Los Angeles, CA; Melbourne, FL; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Olean, NY; San Francisco, CA; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; China; Colombia; Czech Republic; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Netherlands; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; Ukraine; Uganda; and United Kingdom; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
Logistics Plus completed the successful delivery of a Slewing Arm Davit (SLAD) from Michigan to Everett, Washington. This delivery hit close to home for Erie, PA-based Logistics Plus. The SLAD delivered to Washington was the single piece of missing equipment keeping the USS Gridley docked at the pier. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because the warship is named in honor of Captain Charles Gridley, who was historically stationed in Erie over 150 years ago. Captain Gridley was in charge of the guns that fired the opening salvo at Manila Bay, Philippines (1898) after Admiral Dewey issued his famous words, “You may fire when ready, Gridley!”
Close Ties to Erie, PA
A native of Indiana, Captain Gridley began his military career at a young age. His class graduated a year ahead of schedule so that the young men could serve in the Civil War. He was stationed from 1871 to 1875 on the only United States Navy ship based on the Great Lakes at the time, the Michigan, in Erie, Pennsylvania. While stationed in Erie, he married Harriet. Throughout the city of Erie, PA, there are several references to Captain Gridley. A former elementary school was named after him and a community park (Gridley Park) where a monument still stands in his honor. When Captain Gridley passed away in 1898, services were held in Erie’s Cathedral of St. Paul church. He was then buried in Erie’s Lakeside Cemetary.
A Message From the Commanding Officer
Upon delivery of the SLAD, Bryan Schneider, the Commanding Officer of the USS Gridley, shared the following message with Logistics Plus Founder and CEO Jim Berlin.
Good morning – my name is Bryan Schneider, and I am the Commanding Officer of USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101). I asked to contact the company who provided the transportation and drivers that transported the Slewing Arm Davit (SLAD) from Michigan to Everett, Washington, and was provided this email address.
What Jay and Eric did for the GRIDLEY was nothing short of amazing! For context, the SLAD has been the single piece of equipment keeping GRIDLEY moored to the pier until it is repaired. My team spent over 200-man hours trying to fix it, and it was finally determined to be unserviceable. Hence, it needed to be replaced. Driving through the parts of the country they did, during the time they did, and encountering the weather they did really showed an unwavering commitment to their job and duty!
We are working under a time crunch to get it replaced and tested to allow GRIDLEY to get underway and do what she was built to do; fight!
I gave Jay and Eric a hat and coin to thank them for the dangers they put themselves in to get this piece of equipment to me so my Sailors can continue to serve and protect the country. Still, I wanted to let you know I really appreciate everything they did for me and the GRIDLEY NATION.
With all my gratitude, I want to thank you, the company, and Jay and Eric for supporting GRIDLEY to get us back out to sea and to serve and defend this country!
Mr. Schneider also thanked Logistics Plus by sending autographed pictures of the USS Gridley along with handwritten notes showing his appreciation. The pictures and notes are now framed and hanging in the Logistics Plus Global Headquarters’ main lobby in Erie, PA.
Logistics Plus Founder and CEO Jim Berlin spoke to local media yesterday about the recent announcement that Amazon will be opening a new, final-mile fulfillment center in Erie, Pennsylvania. Jim, and other local area leaders, say that an expansion like this can help other companies realize how Erie is an ideal location. According to Jim, one of the best parts of Erie is the easy access to larger cities.
“You think about it, 79 is a major highway south and 90 is a major highway east and west and we are right on that,” said Jim in the interview. “So it’s great for access. It’s great for Canada. You’re only an hour and a half from the Canadian border and a large population is East Coast. So I came out of the trucking business and we used to say you’re mostly two days away from the population by truck.”
Logistics Plus Inc. is a 21st-century logistics company that provides freight transportation, Warehousing, fulfillment, global logistics, business intelligence, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. The company was founded 25 years ago in Erie, PA, by local entrepreneur Jim Berlin. Today, Logistics Plus is a highly regarded, fast-growing, and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a Passion For Excellence™, its employees put the “plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, plus the countless little things that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
