••• JOBS by sector:  Trucking Operations - 57,100; Water Transportation - 17,400; Rail Freight Transportation - 1,700; Air Cargo Transportation - 11,900; Public & Private Warehousing - 404,717; Freight Transportation Arrangement - 8,300:  2004  Total - 501,117 •••CONTAINERIZED CARGO 2006 volumes rose nearly 8 percent; the dollar value of all cargo moving through the port exceeded $149 billion, up 13 percent from 2005. •••

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Policy & Advocacy

We're here to provide a single voice that rises above the fray ... to champion policies, regulations and investments that support a sustainable goods movement system.  We are working to develop a means to comb through and filter those pieces of legislation and proposed regulations that impact the region.  Stay tuned as we move forward.