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Solutions Provider, Strategic Partner Growing in Services and Support

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Big ideas require big thinkers — visionaries who can look outside the box and see the possibilities ahead.

But to be successful in the highly competitive logistics industry, you also have to be a leader who can surround yourself with the right people — go-getters ready to make things happen at any time.

At Logistics Plus Inc. in Erie, Pennsylvania, Jim Berlin is that man. Over the years, the founder and CEO of Logistics Plus — a worldwide freight management and logistics solutions company — has assembled a team of more than 350 employees who are standing out in the logistics industry, both globally and in its hometown.
In fact, now approaching its 20th anniversary, Logistics Plus has secured its place on the Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, and as a dynamic employer operating out of its global headquarters and retail space in the historic Union Station.

Since moving into its current corporate offices in 2004, a lot has changed — both for Logistics Plus’ operations worldwide and locally in its quest to create a diverse and vibrant downtown. Restaurants, a hookah café, and now a wine room and hair salon, occupy Union Station, while the old Skinner Engine Warehouse, purchased a year ago, is providing warehousing space and a home to an airsoft recreational business.

Still, the cornerstone of Logistics Plus’ success is its logistics and supply chain management business, which has experienced explosive growth in recent years. With offices in about 10 U.S. cities and nearly 20 countries, the $100 million-plus operation is a small but rising player in the competitive $703.8 billion global third-party logistics market.

“In the last eight years,” Berlin explains, “Logistics Plus has continued to grow organically by expanding its customer base into more industries, hiring and training more new employees, building relationships with more carriers, refining our technology, and expanding our offerings to include more domestic transportation capabilities and a stronger global trade compliance service.”

To read the full feature story, view the January edition of the Business Magazine.