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Mexico will not renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement or any other aspect of its relationship with the United States via social media or the press, the Mexican government declared Aug. 27

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and the region’s economic development leaders joined with company officials for a ribbon-cutting Aug. 23 at the 215,000-square-foot distribution center in Santa Teresa’s West Park.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s new director said Aug. 23 the lab is considering testing in Chattanooga related to autonomous driving and long-haul trucking.

Elected officials received a status update on an inland port and intermodal project on the Arkansas River at the Port of Van Buren.

It could be years before drivers on U.S. highways catch a glimpse of a tractor-trailer rig cruising down the highway with another truck trailing a perilous 20 or 30 feet behind.

Penske Logistics will build a $98.5-million, 606,000-square-foot Midwest regional distribution center in Romulus, Mich., creating an estimated 403 new jobs.

Florida’s best hope to develop self-driving vehicles might lie with an iconic-looking campus and a $90 million test track being built 40 miles southwest of Orlando.

Washington is seeking about 2,000 drivers to test a new way to pay to maintain the state’s roadways.

Parcel delivery company FedEx Ground plans to unwrap a new $30 million distribution center next month in Chattanooga that’s expected to employ about 300 people.

FedEx founder Frederick Smith’s son Richard Smith is rising through the ranks at the Memphis-based company.