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Latest News. The Impact of E-Commerce on Food & Beverage. Columbus, OH - September 18, 2018 – (FoodLogistics) Online grocery is still getting its legs, but all signs indicate it will be running at full speed in the near future. When it comes to e-commerce in the grocery sector, it’s apparent there’s substantial room for growth. A recent Gallup poll of 1,033 adults revealed that 84 percent of Americans do not order groceries online, while 89 percent have not used meal kits. ODW Logistics Named a 2018 Top 3PL Provider by Inbound Logistics. Columbus, OH—August 30, 2018 (Inbound Logistics) ODW Logistics has been named an Inbound Logistics top 3PL provider for 2018. Every year, senior editors of Inbound Logistics recognize the top logistics providers whose supply chain solutions are best equipped to meet the reader’s diverse logistics needs. 3PL Turns to Automation to Offset Workforce Shortages. Faced with a declining pool of warehouse workers and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business, third-party logistics provider ODW relies more on automated packing equipment. ODW Opens E-Commerce Center in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, OH—July 18, 2018 (Transport Topics) ODW Logistics is opening a 200,000-square-foot logistics center near Columbus, Ohio, to expand its e-commerce capabilities. The facility on Interstate 71 in Grove City is within a 10-hour drive of about 50% of the U.S. population and one-third of the Canadian population, according to ODW. Ohio's Future in Ecommerce: CNBC. Columbus, OH—July 18, 2018 (CNBC) One of Ohio’s many strengths is its logistics and distribution industry and infrastructure. As consumers turn to the internet for purchases, e-commerce retailers identify Ohio as one of the top locations on their lists to build fulfillment centers. ODW Logistics Opens New Ecommerce Facility in Ohio. Columbus, OH—July 17, 2018 — Customized Technology Creates Center with Next Level of Ecommerce Fulfillment. ODW Logistics is opening a high-technology logistics center near Columbus, Ohio to take ecommerce fulfillment to the next level. “We are focused on delivering innovative supply chain solutions to middle market and growth-focused customers,” said ODW Executive Vice President Jeff Clark. “This facility brings a scalable, out-of-the-box ecomm fulfillment solution to companies that serve key US and Canadian markets.”. ODW Logistics Named to Food Logistics' 2017 TOP FL100+ Columbus, OH—January 2, 2018 — Food Logistics , the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named ODW Logistics to its 2017 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. Transportation, Warehousing Firms Ramp Up Hiring. Companies Gear up ahead of the holiday season on expectations of strong online shopping. By: Jennifer Smith. “In some markets, unemployment is hovering around 3%, 3.4%,” said John Ness, chief executive at ODW Logistics Inc., a Columbus, Ohio, firm that serves retail, consumer products and industrial customers. “It’s definitely a challenging environment, mostly because we can’t complete all the work we have right now because we can’t get all the positions filled.”. Expanded highways, shipping and smart transit move Columbus forward. Products move to market faster by design in local beauty park. Nick Gill has had a front seat when it comes to viewing all the changes with central Ohio’s highway system over the past 25 years. As a transportation expert at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission during that time, Gill has seen the region’s interstates widened, interchanges added or overhauled and new highways opened. All were aimed at improving traffic flow in a metropolitan area marked by booming residential and business growth, especially in suburbs around the Interstate 270 Outerbelt. Inbound Logistics Names ODW Logistics to TOP 100 Trucker list for 2017. ODW Logistics has been named a TOP 100 Trucker by Inbound Logistics in 2017. Every year, senior editors of Inbound Logistics recognize the top trucking companies whose solutions are best equipped to meet the reader’s diverse logistics needs. The Inbound Logistics TOP 100 Trucker issue was published in September 2017. A digital copy can be found here. ODW Logistics Names Lee Kirk Chief Operating Officer. September 29 , 2017. Kirk to lead contract logistics, IT, operational excellence and innovation as the company continues on target to double revenue by 2020. ODW Logistics has named Lee Kirk its Chief Operating Officer. Lee succeeds Ted Nikolai who was appointed Chief Financial Officer in April 2017. Inbound Logistics names ODW Logistics a TOP 100 3PL Provider for 2017. ODW Logistics, a leading third party logistics provider (3PL), has been named an Inbound Logistics top 3PL provider for 2017. Every year, senior editors of Inbound Logistics recognize the top logistics providers whose supply chain solutions are best equipped to meet the reader’s diverse logistics needs. Logistics: Production 'Nirvana' in New Albany. Products move to market faster by design in local beauty park. By Mike Mahoney. In New Albany’s growing industrial park for personal care and beauty products, there is the need for speed. Using a tightly managed logistics platform and constant communications up and down the supply chain, it’s reacting quickly to changing markets and consumer preferences. The logistical advantages of the five-year-old International Personal Care and Beauty Campus have transformed the beauty park into part of an International Logistics Park, says William Ebbing, president of the New Albany Company, which manages and promotes development in the corridor. 3PL Partnerships: You're in Good Company. Winsupply found a 3PL partner—Columbus, Ohio-based ODW Logistics—that was uniquely positioned to help it overcome supply chain management challenges and improve its shipment capabilities. Due to its infrastructure, which includes warehousing and asset-based trucking, non-asset transportation of all modes, freight planning and optimization, and engineering personnel, ODW Logistics was able to design a supply chain network specifically for Winsupply.