Arkansas’ Mobile Job Simulator Promotes Industry
Be Pro, Be Proud, a workforce development initiative, puts students behind the wheel of a truck driving simulator inside a tractor-trailer.
December 7, 2020Majority of Business Economists Now See Full Recovery by End of 2021, Survey Says
The U.S. economy’s growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number of economists expect it to claw back to its pre-pandemic strength by the second half of next year as vaccines for the coronavirus become widely distributed.
December 7, 2020Missouri Lawmakers May Ask Voters to Raise Gas Tax in 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two years after Missouri voters decisively rejected a proposal to raise Missouri’s gasoline tax, the leader of the Senate wants a do-over.
December 7, 2020Details of $908 Billion US Pandemic Relief Plan Set for Release
Bipartisan negotiators on a $908 billion pandemic relief package are planning to unveil more details of their proposal Dec. 7, aiming to settle on language that can satisfy enough Republicans and Democrats to secure passage of one final tranche of COVID-19 aid before Congress breaks for the year.
December 7, 2020Oil Slips From Nine-Month High With Markets in Risk-Off Mode
Oil fell from its strongest close in nine months, hampered by weaker risk sentiment in global markets.
December 7, 2020Truckers Confront Risk Factors for Diabetes
About nine years ago, California-based longhaul truck driver Richard Hall was in for a big surprise when he got his first Department of Transportation medical exam.
December 4, 2020California Commission Approves $2 Billion in Infrastructure Projects
The California Transportation Commission has approved $2 billion for 56 new projects, some of which aim to improve the movement of goods and reduce congestion.
December 4, 2020JBS Sends Thousands of Meat Workers Home During COVID Surge
A surge in COVID-19 cases is starting to impact American meat-processing operations in another potential threat to food supply chains that were upended in the early stages of the pandemic.
December 4, 2020US Trade Deficit Rises 1.7% to $63.1 Billion in October
The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew.
December 4, 2020Jobs Recovery Slows as Virus Rages, Boosting Aid Chances
The U.S. labor market rebound slowed markedly in November, indicating the surge in COVID-19 cases is hitting workers and curbing the broader economic recovery as the unemployment rate edged down to 6.7%
December 4, 2020