The article went live at 8:14 in the morning.
Elena didn't see it first.
Marcus did.
He walked into operations holding his phone up like somebody had won the lottery.
"You're famous," he said.
Elena barely looked up from the routing reports on her desk.
"That sounds expensive."
"It probably is."
Julian reached for the phone before she could.
"What now?"
Marcus turned the screen toward him.
Regional Freight & Transit Monthly.
Front page.
A wide photo of the restored south warehouse filled half the screen. Fresh paint. Active docks. Trucks lined clean along the loading lanes. Workers crossing marked paths under bright warehouse lights.
Below it sat another photo.
Elena standing near the loading floor with a clipboard tucked beneath one arm.
Julian barked out a laugh.
"Oh, they got your serious face."
Elena took the phone finally.
The headline sat across the top.
THE CORRIDOR THAT CAME BACK TO LIFE
She stared at it for a second.
