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Chris Clark Joins Dana’s Global Operations

Dana Inc. announced that Chris Clark was named senior vice president of global operations.

March 15, 2021
Business

E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Celebrates 140 Years

E.E. Ward Moving & Storage celebrated 140 years in business, making it the oldest continuously operated Black-owned company in the country.

March 15, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

VW Plans Europe’s Biggest Battery Push in Electric Offensive

Volkswagen AG is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe and global investments in charging stations.

March 15, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Pelosi Pledges Swift Work on Major Infrastructure Package

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on March 14 pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican backing.

March 15, 2021
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Amazon Closes Canadian Facility Hit by COVID

Amazon .com Inc. has been ordered to close a facility outside Toronto for two weeks as public health officials worry about rising COVID-19 cases inside the complex.

March 12, 2021
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Bollinger Motors Debuts 2022 Electric Work Trucks

Bollinger debuted a configurable, $70,000 B2CC commercial pickup chassis cab and $55,000 CHASS-E truck platform for the high-volume, work truck market March 12.

March 12, 2021
BusinessSafety

U.S. Xpress Details Safety Initiatives It Has Deployed

U.S. Xpress Enterprises detailed road safety practices it has deployed in a report released March 10.

March 12, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Lordstown Motors Sinks as Firm That Targeted Nikola Takes Aim

Lordstown Motors Corp. plunged the most in five months after the short-seller whose attack on Nikola Corp. led to its founder’s departure turned its sights on the electric truck startup.

March 12, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

W.Va. Advances Bill Creating Standards for Independent Contractor Classification

The West Virginia Legislature has advanced a bill that provides clarity for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee.

March 12, 2021
BusinessFuel

Shell Doubled Oil-Trading Profit to $2.6 Billion Last Year

Royal Dutch Shell Plc disclosed the profitability of its sprawling and secretive oil-trading unit for the first time, saying it almost doubled to $2.6 billion last year.

March 12, 2021