Center for Transportation Studies2017-03-132017-03-132015-12https://hdl.handle.net/11299/185063This report summarizes the 18th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium, held in Minneapolis on December 4, 2015: "Economic Competitiveness and Freight’s Metropolitan Future" presented by Adie Tomer; "MnDOT Update: Implementing the New Statewide Freight Plan and Action Agenda" presented by Bill Gardner; a panel titled "Local Perspective on Global Economic Shifts" moderated by Mark Berndt with panelists Vanta E. Coda II, Emily Jerve, Lorrie J. Louder, Adam Redlin; a panel titled "Implementing the New Statewide Freight Action Agenda" moderated by Gina Baas with panelists Senator Scott Dibble, Bill Goins, John Hauslauden, Tim Henkel.enFreight and LogisticsTransportationSymposium18th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Leveraging Minnesota's Strengths to Confront Future Freight and Logistics ChallengesConference Paper