Saturday we had a pig roast at my place on the lake. A good time (and good pig) was had by all.

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I am proud to announce that the Logistics Plus team WON the recent kickball tournament for kids sponsored by the Young Erie Professionals (YEP). (not really)

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Hey, been out of commission for awhile (just busy—LP is having a record year this year!) but I wanted to fill people in on some of the latest developments.

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Another beautiful mural in town

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Used book sale starts this weekend!

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Let’s move the farmers market to Griswold Park.

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What will happen first? Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong’s trial begins or the Rapture comes?

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If you see someone walking around today with black soot on their foreheads its because it is Ash Wednesday. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper released this statement following last night’s address to Congress by President Obama: Just moments ago, I joined my colleagues in the House of Representatives to listen to President Barack Obama’s address to the [...]

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VisitErie has released a new video about Erie. They say “The fast-paced three and a half minute video features a pop-up theme, similar to VH1’s “Pop-Up Videos” highlighting fun and interesting factoids people may or may not know about Erie, Pennsylvania. The goal is to reach a more diverse and Internet savvy audience. ” Despite [...]

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This week’s blog post of the week relates very closely to the news this week of layoffs at GE Transportation. Jim Berlin is CEO of Logistics Plus. GE is, in Jim’s words, their “#1 customer,” and he talks about how are all in this together locally. We bet a lot of local businesses will see [...]

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Along with Mothers Day, three area colleges have their commencements this weekend. Hotels are packed and there are waits at restaurants. The Edinboro University of Pennsylvania commencement will be held today at 1 pm at McComb Fieldhouse with 831 students receiving degrees. The Gannon University commencement will be held today at 2 pm at the [...]

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It wasn’t that long ago that downtown Erie had less activity than a cemetery. Now it’s becoming the place to work and live. Yesterday, Jim Berlin, CEO of Logistics Plus, wrote in his blog Berlin’s Wall that two businesses are moving into Union Station. Great news. Berlin also said that Logistics Plus has added 20 [...]

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  Artur Santos, a 3 year old boy, has Maple Syrup Urine Disease, a genetic disease most common in the Amish community. On Tuesday December 4, Artur will have leg surgery at the Shriner’s Hospital of Erie. He won’t be able to be on his feet again for the next 6 weeks. The Santos family [...]

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  Shares of Erie Indemnity Company (ERIE), Erie Insurance, yesterday skyrocketed $2.82 to 59.40, a jump of 5 percent. On Friday July 27 the stock closed at 50.96. The company now is worth $3.75 billion.   The Northwest Regional Planning and Development Commission is sponsoring meetings with18 overseas trade representatives September 12-13 in Erie. One-on-one [...]

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Jim Berlin, who owns Logistics Plus, announced he wants to put a railroad museum at Union Station in Erie. Logistics Plus bought Union Station station about 3 years ago. Not a bad idea. The only thing standing in the way of the museum (or me owning the Pittsburgh Steelers) is millions of dollars. If you [...]

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