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Ford: Tennessee EV Plant Could Make 500,000 Trucks a Year
Ford Motor Co. projects its electric F-Series pickup factory under construction in Tennessee will ultimately produce half a million trucks a year, about 40% more than the company forecast in November.
Geely’s Farizon Auto to Seek Cash Before IPO
Farizon Auto, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.’s new energy commercial vehicle brand, is considering raising as much as $300 million in fresh funds ahead of a potential U.S. initial public offering, according to people…
FedEx to transfer LA airport maintenance to Indianapolis
FedEx will close its heavy maintenance hangar at Los Angeles International Airport next summer and consolidate operations in Indianapolis to reduce costs, ending a piece of aviation history rooted in the acquisition of…
How Cookie Jars Capture American Kitsch
Cookie jars from CB2, BBC Ice Cream x Todd James, Supreme x Pillsbury, World Market, Hazy Mae, Williams-Sonoma, and Modigliani. Lille Allen/Eater The cookie jar continues to be a vessel for cheeky self expression, if not for…
Daily Infographic: Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over February train derailment
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Is inflation crushing e-commerce volume growth?
Walmart on Thursday announced layoffs affecting approximately 200 employees in its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, fulfillment center. Earlier in the week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that the e-commerce giant would cut 9,000…
Market Report Week of 3/26
This unprecedented level of rainfall has caused serious disruption to Spring crop production. Fields already planted have been affected and those ready for planting are now off-limits until the rain abates enough to allow…
Gene-edited crops moves closer after bill gains royal assent
Farmers Weekly A parliamentary bill for gene-edited food crops to be developed, grown and sold in England has passed into law. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act received royal assent on Thursday 23 March,…
Why shallow cultivations are best option in Cornish maize trial
Farmers Weekly With maize often criticised for its high environmental cost, Cornish farmers Malcolm and Catherine Barrett were keen to find ways to improve the sustainability of their operations. They decided to set up a…
Teamsters reject Yellow’s proposed changes again
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it has rejected a change of operations (COO) presented by less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. after talks between the two parties broke down on Thursday. The IBT said the…
