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P.S.I. Selects Kyle Check as Sales Director for OEMs, Southwest Area

Pressure Systems International has appointed Kyle Check as sales director for original equipment manufacturers and the Southwest region.

December 22, 2021
BusinessLogistics

Amazon Labor Group Refiles Union Petition in New York

Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to unionize four facilities in New York City said they now have enough signatures to call for a vote.

December 22, 2021
BusinessTop 50Top 100

XPO Hosts Conference for Women in Leadership

XPO Logistics held its inaugural Women in Leadership Conference in Atlanta Nov. 17-19.

December 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

US Authorizes Pemex Purchase of Shell Refinery

The U.S. government has authorized Petroleos Mexicanos’ bid to take over Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Deer Park refinery, according to Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

December 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Biden Says Holiday Shipping Crisis Averted

President Joe Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday season supply chain crisis.

December 22, 2021
BusinessTop 100

CFI Raises $39,000 for Eight Charities During Holiday Giving Campaign

CFI and its associates raised $39,000 to support local charities in communities where its employees live and work across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, the company announced Dec. 8.

December 22, 2021
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Iveco, Plus Partner on Autonomous Trucking Pilot

Iveco joined driverless truck technology company Plus for the launch of an autonomous pilot program in Europe and China, the companies announced Dec. 20.

December 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Consumer Confidence Rises Despite Omicron, Higher Prices

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence rose in December as Americans shrugged off concerns about rising prices and COVID-19’s highly contagious omicron variant.

December 22, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Container Shortage Sparks Coffee Shipping Experiment

In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention.

December 22, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

US Probes Potential of Drivers Playing Video Games in Teslas

ATHENS, Ohio — The U.S. has opened a formal investigation into the potential for Tesla drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while the vehicle is in motion.

December 22, 2021