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Amazon to Open Another North Carolina Facility

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A north High Point warehouse under construction near Interstate 40 will be a delivery station for Amazon.com, the online retail giant confirmed Aug. 22.

Pat Kimbrough | The High Point Enterprise (N.C.)
August 23, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, TCA

Ideas Abound to Fix Michigan Roads

Negotiations are well underway in Michigan government as legislative Republicans and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer look to reach a compromise on the state budget, an issue closely tied this year to finding more money for fixing the roads.

Lauren Gibbons | MLive.com
August 22, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA

Wisconsin Utility Offers Cash for Electric Vehicle Drivers Who Join Lyft

MADISON, Wis. — Madison Gas & Electric is partnering with Lyft to promote the use of electric vehicles.

Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal
August 22, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

San Diego Rolls Out $107.4 Million for Large Vehicle Charging Stations

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a program that will see San Diego Gas & Electric build 3,000 electric vehicle charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles including school buses, delivery trucks and forklifts, and SDG&E customers will be the ones to pay for it.

Rob Nikolewski | The San Diego Union-Tribune
August 20, 2019
Business, TCA

Expansion Needed to Keep up With Growth at Port Manatee

PORT MANATEE, Fla. — It may cost as much as $127 million over the next five years, and $500 million over the next 20 years, to build the facilities to keep up with growth at Port Manatee.

James A. Jones Jr. | The Bradenton (Fla.) Herald
August 16, 2019
Business, Fuel, TCA

Race Is on to Build Offshore Oil Export Terminals

A glut of oil is headed to the Gulf Coast. That development is triggering a race among a growing number of entrants to build deepwater crude export terminals in the Gulf of Mexico to ship most of that oil to foreign markets.

Jordan Blum | Houston Chronicle
August 16, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

New North Carolina Law Means Electric Vehicles Can Pay for Power

A new North Carolina law allows the operators of publicly available electric car charging stations to make drivers pay for how much electricity they get when they charge their car batteries.

Paul Woolverton | Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
August 14, 2019
Government, Business, TCA

Port of Savannah Sets Record in July for Rail Cargo

July was a record month for intermodal cargo at the Port of Savannah, achieving 10.5% growth during the month, the Georgia Ports Authority announced.

Katie Nussbaum | Savannah (Ga.) Morning News
August 13, 2019
Business, TCA

Amazon Hub to Net Estimated $111.7 Million for Florida City

The first question city officials were asked when news broke that Amazon was building an air cargo complex in Lakeland was how would the project benefit area residents. The calculations are in.

Sara Megan Walsh | The Lakeland, Fla., Ledger
July 22, 2019
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Earthquake Damage Adds to Infrastructure Woes at Port of Alaska

The primary users of Anchorage’s beleaguered port want city officials to delay the first major rehabilitation work at the port in years while port leaders continue to discover earthquake damage to critical infrastructure.

Elwood Brehmer | Alaska Journal of Commerce
July 18, 2019