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Disappointing °®¶¹´«Ã½ Construction Starts Belie Firmer Market

U.S. home construction starts rose less than forecast in May, indicating builders were slow to resume work and contrasting more recent data that points to a pickup in housing demand.

June 17, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

California AG Xavier Becerra, Trucking Group Spar Over AB 5

Arguments by the California Trucking Association aimed at blocking enforcement of a new independent contractor law using the federal pre-emption clause are being challenged in a new court brief filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

June 17, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

USDOT Nominee Joel Szabat Touts Long-Term Highway Reauthorizations

Multiyear federal guidelines on highway policy contribute to long-term planning at state agencies, USDOT nominee Joel Szabat said June 16.

June 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Boeing Max Disasters Spur Senate Bid to Toughen New-Jet Rules

A Senate bill introduced June 16 calls for more government oversight of aircraft certification in reaction to a pair of Boeing Co. 737 Max crashes.

June 16, 2020
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Amazon Deploys Social Distancing Software at US Warehouses

Amazon.com Inc. is deploying software in its warehouses to automatically warn employees when they are too close to colleagues, the latest effort by the retailer to adjust its facilities to life with the coronavirus.

June 16, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

Nation’s Ports Post Drop in May Cargo

Container volumes in May were down at most of the nation’s major seaports as the facilities struggled with the deepening U.S. recession and the slowdown of Asian and European economies at the start of the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.

June 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Volvo Announces Plan to Cut 4,100 From Workforce

Volvo Group will reduce its white-collar workforce by 4,100 starting in the second half of the year as it confronts lower demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

June 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessFuel

OPEC Quota-Busters Start to Toe Line in June

Three OPEC members identified by their peers as failing to bring production down to target levels in May appear to have begun improving their compliance in June, if lower exports are any indication. But for the biggest overproducer, Iraq, that first step is a small one.

June 16, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

DOD Pulls Back $20 Billion Contract for Military Family Moves

Military officials have pulled back a sweeping multibillion-dollar contract intended to address military families’ long-standing problems with delays and damaged goods during their roughly 400,000 annual moves to assignments around the globe.

June 16, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Iowa Transportation Commission Approves Five-Year Plan

The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved the state’s transportation improvement program.

June 16, 2020

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