An investment group has pulled out of a planned $12.8 billion, 75-year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, citing inaction by state legislators, the Associated Press reported.
September 30, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
GAO Says Half of Workers Have Not Applied for TWIC
Nearly a year into the application process, more than half of the estimated 1.2 million U.S. transportation workers have not applied for their Transportation Worker Identification Credential that, beginning April 15, 2009, will be required to gain entrance to all the nation’s ports and other transportation facilities.
October 1, 2008GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Kelly Nominated to Head NHTSA
The Bush administration has nominated David Kelly to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Associated Press reported.
October 1, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Manufacturing Index Contracts in September
U.S. manufacturing contracted in September at the fastest pace since the last recession, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.
October 1, 2008GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Unchanged in August
Construction spending held steady in August, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 1, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
Wyoming Lowering Speed Limit on Stretch of I-80 for Winter
The Wyoming Department of Transportation plans to impose a speed limit of 65 mph on a 52-mile stretch of Interstate 80 between Laramie and Rawlins for six months, starting Oct. 15, the Associated Press reported.
October 1, 2008BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Jumps 15.9%
Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped 15.9% in July from the same month a year ago, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
September 30, 2008FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Diesel Gains 0.1¢ to $3.959; Oil Falls Below $100 a Barrel
Diesel fuel’s national average price rose 0.1 cent to $3.959 a gallon, its first increase in 11 weeks, the Department of Energy said Monday.
September 30, 2008BusinessGovernment
Consumer Confidence Improves in September
U.S. consumer confidence improved in September, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index, released Tuesday.
September 30, 2008BusinessLogisticsGovernment
Chicago Manufacturing Index Slows
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region grew in September, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Tuesday.
September 30, 2008