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Radiant Logistics Inc. reported net income rose 3% to $2.19 million, or 4 cents per share, in the second quarter as the company absorbed multiple acquisitions.

Several startups have sprung up to help manage the complicated flow of data involved with the movement of goods.

Logistics provider National Retail Systems Inc. launched a zero-emission electric drayage operation for Ikea Distribution Services North America in Los Angeles.

UPS Inc. announced it has completed the $1.8 billion purchase of third-party provider Coyote Logistics to expand the package carrier’s presence in the domestic brokerage market.

The Joliet, Illinois, Intermodal Center operated by CenterPoint Properties is being expanded again with a groundbreaking for Saddle Creek Logistics Services’ 1.11-million-square-foot distribution facility project.

Port Logistics Group, a provider of gateway logistics services, has appointed Marty Brogden as its new chief financial officer.

Steven Rubin has been named CEO at ITS Technologies & Logistics, which operates more than 90 intermodal rail and automotive facilities. He is formerly the top executive at ocean carrier Horizon Lines.

The cost of moving and storing goods in the United States rose 3.1% in 2014 to $1.45 trillion, the highest level since before the recession, according to an annual State of Logistics report presented  by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in Washington, D.C., on June 23.