JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there’s also a national shortage of people working in the trades.
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Port of L.A. Breaks Another Monthly Cargo Record
The Port of Los Angeles had its best-ever July, officials announced Aug. 17, outpacing the same month last year, which was the previous record, by 5%.
August 19, 2022Rail Union Says Plan for Contract Deal Doesn’t Address Concerns
OMAHA, Neb. — The head of the nation’s largest railroad union says the report designed to help resolve stalled contract talks with freight railroads doesn’t do enough to address concerns about working conditions, even though it suggests 24% raises.
August 19, 2022Road Deaths Climb for Seventh Straight Quarter as Driving Increases
Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads grew 7% in the opening three months of the year, reaching the highest levels for the first quarter since 2002.
August 17, 2022Retail Sales Were Flat in July
WASHINGTON — The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many households to spend more cautiously.
August 17, 2022Railroads Back Plan Calling for 24% Raises
OMAHA, Neb. — The major freight railroads signaled they’re ready to negotiate a new deal with their workers based on a presidential report that calls for 24% raises, but the 12 unions involved in the stalled talks covering 115,000 workers still haven’t commented on the recommendations.
August 17, 2022Biden Signs Massive Climate and Health Care Legislation
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law Aug. 16, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda.
August 16, 2022Mack Offers Haulmaax EX Option, Adds More Army Business
Mack Trucks announced the Mack LR refuse and Mack TerraPro refuse, dump and concrete pumper models are available to order with the optional new Haulmaax EX suspension system.
August 16, 2022Factory Output Increases for First Time in Three Months
Production at U.S. factories increased in July for the first time in three months, propelled by a pickup in motor vehicle output that masked more mixed results in other categories.
August 16, 2022L.A. Warehousing Mecca Halts Expansion Just as Needs Soar
Communities in the Inland Empire, the logistics mecca east of Los Angeles, are suspending new warehousing projects to examine the impact from decades of pollution, putting the industry under pressure when it’s needed most.
August 15, 2022