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Kentucky Lands Kroger E-Commerce Center

Northern Kentucky is getting a new $550,000 distribution center from a unit of The Kroger Co. to give the grocery store giant a larger e-commerce foothold in the state and Ohio.

June 1, 2023
BusinessFuel

Exxon Works to Improve Fracking Methods

Exxon Mobil Corp. is betting that a better way to frack will double the amount of oil it can pump from shale fields.

June 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

NHTSA Turns Up Pressure on Air Bag Inflator Company

DETROIT — The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflators.

June 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Jaguar Recalls I-Pace EVs Due to Fire Risk in Batteries

DETROIT — Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U.S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery catching fire, and it’s telling owners to park them outdoors.

June 1, 2023
BusinessTechnologySafety

Georgia, Wyoming Schools to Train More Truck Drivers

Seeking to get more truck drivers on the road, colleges in Georgia and Wyoming are expanding their commercial driver license programs.

May 31, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Truck Driver Positive Tests for Marijuana Up 9.2% in Q1

The number of truck drivers testing positive for marijuana use increased 9.2% the first three months of 2023, according to federal Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse data.

May 31, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Stellantis’ Battery Plant Subsidy Likely to Top Volkswagen’s

Stellantis NV is likely to receive more in subsidies for a new electric vehicle battery plant in Canada than the $9.5 billion Volkswagen AG extracted for a similar project, says one expert.

May 31, 2023
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsFor-Hire

Estes Express Lines Opens Terminal in California

Estes Express Lines took a major step in its expansion and sustainability initiatives with the opening of a new terminal in Banning, Calif., the carrier announced May 26.

May 31, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

NHTSA to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles

The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking within three years.

May 31, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Job Openings Hit 10.1 Million

WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, illustrating the resilience of the American labor market and complicating Federal Reserve efforts to fight inflation.

May 31, 2023