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Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison presented an autonomous vehicle restricted driver license Sept. 28 to Sam Schmidt, who is paralyzed from the neck down.

Port of Houston Authority officials acted quickly to deliver stranded cargo after Hanjin Shipping Co. sought bankruptcy protection, offering to move and release the containers for a reduced fee.

The $20.2 million welcome center on the eastbound Long Island Expressway in New York between exits 51 and 52 is set to open as early as this week, state officials said, providing a stop for motorists but pushing truckers farther east.

Contracts to purchase previously owned U.S. homes fell to a seven-month low in August, held back by tight supply in the housing market, the National Association of Realtors said Sept. 29 in Washington.

The South Korean court overseeing Hanjin Shipping Co.’s receivership is considering a sale process for the entire container line, a month after the debt-laden company’s filing roiled supply chains worldwide.

State personal income growth, income derived from all sources, accelerated to 1%  on average in the second quarter of 2016, compared with 0.3% in the first quarter, according to estimates the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released Sep. 28.

The number of applications to collect jobless benefits rose less than forecast for  week ended Sept. 24, indicating employers are leery of dismissing workers as the labor market tightens.

The chairman of the subcommittee on highways in the House said he is optimistic Congress will agree on a long-term funding fix for infrastructure projects before a highway law expires in 2020.

Google launched its Express online shopping service in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Sept. 28, as the search engine giant continues to expand the program across the country.

Commercial truck platooning is increasingly realistic, with key foundational technologies already in the marketplace and testing under way, the North American Council for Freight Efficiency said in a report issued Sept. 28.