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Forward Air’s board will undertake a review of the asset-light transportation and logistics services provider’s strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company and other options.

Atlas Canada acquired Mississauga, Ontario-based customs brokerage Orbit Brokers for an undisclosed sum, the Atlas World Group unit said.

BlueGrace Logistics has acquired online transportation services provider FreightCenter in a move it said will expand its customer base and enhance logistics services.

Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio plans to merge Midwest-focused Sutton with its existing Dohrn Transfer LTL unit after an initial period of operating the two separately.

The proposal is aimed at addressing concerns raised by CFIUS, which said last week that the Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel would lead to a decline in American steel output.

The bid for the once-fabled American company ran into a maelstrom of political opposition in the U.S. in the run-up to the presidential election.

The main owner of chocolate maker Hershey has rejected a preliminary takeover offer from Mondelez International Inc., people familiar with the matter said.

Mondelez International’s latest overture to Hershey underscores the challenges posed by high cocoa prices and penny-pinching consumers, which could make the company more open to a deal.

Mondelez International approved a stock repurchase authorization of as much as $9 billion, days after a report that the company was exploring an acquisition of chocolate maker Hershey.

A judge blocked Kroger's $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos., finding the takeover would lessen competition for grocery shoppers in a ruling that marks a likely death knell for the deal.