05 Sep FMCSA Proposes 3-Year Delay for States to Comply With Clearinghouse Rule The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the date by which state driver licensing agencies must comply with certain Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule requirements. Read more...
05 Sep Amazon Promises 235 Jobs From Massachusetts Distribution Center Amazon has already begun $5.6 million in renovation work for its new distribution center in Holyoke, Mass., and has told the local career center it is looking for a venue to host a hiring fair and fill 235 jobs. Read more...
05 Sep Maine Awarded $61 Million for Bridge Work Maine has been awarded $61 million in federal grants to help replace eight aging highway bridges over the next five years. The two federal grants will help fund construction of bridges on Interstate 295, in Franklin County and Madawaska. Read more...
05 Sep Illinois’ Gas Tax Increase to Help Fund Central Part of State Illinois state transportation officials say this year’s 19-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase means millions of more dollars to help fix aging downstate roads. Read more...
05 Sep Fleets, Logistics Firms Mobilize as Dorian Inches Up Coast As Hurricane Dorian continued to creep up the East Coast and terminals shuttered in anticipation, logistics groups launched into action. Read more...
05 Sep Consumer Comfort Climbs to Five-Week High U.S. consumer comfort bounced back to a five-week high as assessments of personal finances reached the second-highest level since 2000, offering hope American households can continue to fuel the economic expansion. Read more...
05 Sep Growth at US Service Firms Quickens While Employment Cools Growth at U.S. service industries in August comfortably topped expectations on the sharpest monthly rebound in business activity since early 2008, favorable figures that were tempered by a slowdown in hiring. Read more...
05 Sep Business Expectations Index Drops to Record Low A gauge of service industries’ business expectations fell in August to the lowest level since the survey started in October 2009, according to the IHS Markit monthly report. Read more...
05 Sep US Productivity Climbs 2.3% in Second Quarter Productivity rose at a healthy pace in the second quarter but dropped at American factories, another sign of trouble for manufacturers. Read more...
05 Sep Companies Add Most Jobs in Four Months U.S. companies added the most jobs in four months in August while jobless claims stayed low last week, reports showed Sept. 5, suggesting the labor market remains healthy despite a slowdown in manufacturing and global weakness. Read more...