Top US Logistics Centers

Expansion Management Magazine has just released its new ranking of US metro areas as locations for logistics and distribution operations. The metros were assessed in terms of workforce, infrastructure, road conditions, interstate highways, rail to highway connections, waterbourne and air cargo resources and capabilities.

Here are the top 25 metros:

1 Savannah, Ga.
2 Nashville, Tenn.
3 Atlanta, Ga.
4 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio
5 Toledo, Ohio
6 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.-Wis.
7 Houston, Texas
8 Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga.
9 Macon, Ga.
10 Anchorage, Alaska
11 Louisville, Ky.-Ind.
12 Kansas City, Mo.-Kan.
13 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
14 St. Louis, Mo.-Ill.
15 Indianapolis, Ind.
16 Columbus, Ohio
17 Dallas, Texas
18 Charleston-North Charleston, S.C
19 Memphis, Tenn.-Ark.-Miss.
20 Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J.
21 Birmingham, Ala.
22 San Antonio, Texas
23 Knoxville, Tenn
24 New Orleans, La.
25 Dayton-Springfield, Ohio

Four of Ohio's metro areas made the top 25 list.

Read more about the rankings here.

Download the complere list here