Business

President Obama on Monday named Gina McCarthy as his choice to be the Environmental Protection Agency’s next administrator, and Ernest Moniz to be Energy Secretary.

Plans for the best way to provide much-needed rehabilitation to the Brent Spence Bridge spanning the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Ky., are likely to include tolls whether the bridge is rebuilt or lanes are added to the existing one.

In an attempt to attract more international freight to Florida’s ports, Gov. Rick Scott (R) said that the state now allows trucks hauling intermodal containers to weigh up to 100,000 pounds, up from a previous limit of 95,000 pounds.

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) proposed changing the state’s fuel-tax structure by lowering the retail tax on gasoline but boosting the wholesale tax, which would in effect raise the tax on end users, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Love’s Travel Stops said it is adding fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling stations for heavy-duty trucks to eight of its travel stops in Texas.

An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector rose in February, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.

Rand McNally Inc. said Tuesday it has integrated its fleet-management hardware with McLeod Software’s document-management system, allowing for real-time alerts.

Vitran Corp. said it completed the sale of its supply chain business to Legacy Supply Chain, Portsmouth, N.H., for $97 million.

Canadian logistics company JDI Logistics and New Hampshire-based WTG Logistics said they would begin a partnership, allowing both increased access to the other side of the border.

Arpin Renewable Energy said it has partnered with transportation alternative energy company eNow to provide easier access to solar panels for Arpin Van Lines agents and owner-operators.