Posts Tagged: History

Union Station designated a feature article on Wikipedia

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This is pretty cool. We were recently notified by Wikipedia that its article for Union Station (the global headquarters for Logistics Plus) was recently designated a “featured article” by the Wikipedia community (meaning it ranks as one of the best in encyclopedia). Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it. It is… Read more »

History: Erie Builders 2005

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As we celebrate our 20th year of business, we continue our walk down memory lane by sharing the following Times Erie-News newspaper clipping from December 11, 2005. This article profiles one of Erie’s fastest-growing businesses: Logistics Plus, of course (you can click the news clipping below to view a slightly larger image).

History: Logistics Plus Leaps Into Next Step

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As we continue to celebrate our 20th year of business, here’s another walk down memory lane. The following Erie Times-News newspaper clipping is from June 1, 2004. This article was a follow-up to the December 3, 2003 article (on the formal Union Station renovation ceremony), and it documents the company’s first day of business in its new, global… Read more »

History: Union Station gets new life

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As we celebrate our 20th year of business, we continue our walk down memory lane by sharing the following Erie Times-News newspaper clipping from December 3, 2003. This article was a follow-up to the formal announcement on October 31 that same year. It details the formal ceremony – held exactly 76 years after the building was… Read more »

History: Local Firm Buys Union Station

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As we celebrate our 20th year of business, we continue our walk down memory lane by sharing the following Erie Times-News newspaper clipping from October 31, 2003. The article is a nice complement to the Great American Stations case study we shared on Wednesday because it covers the announcement of when Logistics Plus purchased an old, vacant train station in downtown… Read more »

Great American Stations Case Study | Erie Union Station

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Logistics Plus (LP) was contacted recently by the Great American Stations Project to prepare a case study on how Erie Union Station was converted for commercial use.  Amtrak® established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and… Read more »

History: Early Brochure

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As announced last week, Logistics Plus begins its 20th year of operations this month. To celebrate the company’s rich history, we’ll periodically share an artifact, picture, story or news clipping from the past. Hopefully some (or many) of you will find this interesting – or at least a little nostalgic. To kick things off, here’s a fun little artifact – one of the… Read more »

Logistics Plus Begins 20th Year of Operations

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Logistics Plus Begins 20th Year of Operations Company has been providing transportation and logistics solutions since August 1996 ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, August 24, 2015 – Logistics Plus Inc., a worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, will be celebrating the company’s 20th year of operations over the next twelve months. The company… Read more »

Union Station Flags and History

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With the arrival of spring, Logistics Plus raised the flags on top of its Union Station Global Headquarters last week. This continues an annual tradition in which nearly 50 different flags are posted along Union Station’s parapet, each showcasing an employee of the company or country where it does business; and showing everyone that Erie is intimately connected to the global… Read more »