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Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.6% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.

U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in June, while sales fell, the Commerce Department said Monday.

Oregon has become the fifth state to enact a biodiesel requirement and the first to require strict testing of the fuel.

The Virginia Department of Transportation said Aug. 1 it has updated its 511 road-information system to include improvements suggested by users.

Retail sales gained 0.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Monday.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said it would make more money available to the state’s truck retrofit program, after the Texas Legislature approved $5 million in additional funding for idle-reduction technologies.

New Hampshire officials say the state’s low fines for overweight trucks do little to curtail heavy loads, which cause long-term damage to bridges and highways, the Associated Press reported Monday.

UPS Inc., the nation’s largest single employer of Teamsters, said it is proceeding in talks with a union-related pension plan that could result in the parcel giant’s withdrawing from the multi-employer funds that cover current and retired union members.