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It is time for North America and North Americans to seize the enormous opportunities at our fingertips to position our continent and its people as leaders in the global marketplace.&nbsp;NASCO is doing our part with an enormous sense of urgency.&nbsp;We are working to increase economic development and global competitiveness along the <i>NASCO Corridor Network</i> through promotion of a secure and energy efficient trade and transportation network.&nbsp;We promote logistics training programs to create a skilled workforce, and have a proven record of bringing the public and private sectors together to solve critical trade and transportation challenges.</p> <p align="center" style="text-align: left;">We are pleased to present the <a href="http://nascocorridor.com/index2.php?option=com_wrapper&amp;view=wrapper&amp;Itemid=126">2012 NASCO Outlook</a> with the theme "Transportation equals opportunity." 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