27 Sep Job Seekers Get Multiple Offers in Tight Labor Market A greater share of America’s job hunters received more than one employment option this summer than got single offers, indicating lingering tightness in the labor market and upbeat firms despite recent recession concerns. Read more...
27 Sep Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia to Become Next Labor Secretary The U.S. Senate on Sept. 26 confirmed Eugene Scalia to become the country’s next Secretary of Labor. Read more...
27 Sep Fiat Chrysler to Pay $40 Million Fine for Overstating Sales Numbers DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is paying $40 million to settle with U.S. securities regulators who say the automaker misled investors by overstating its monthly sales numbers over a five-year period. Read more...
27 Sep Automakers Facing Antitrust Probe to Meet With DOJ Automakers that are under U.S. antitrust scrutiny over an emissions agreement reached with California regulators are set to meet the week of Sept. 30 with the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the matter. Read more...
27 Sep Ryder Launches National Customer Support Center, Anchorage Site Ryder System Inc. has launched a nationwide rollout of Ryder Assist Now, its single-source customer support center. Read more...
27 Sep Hope of Coming Back to Shuttered GM Plant Fades for Workers Many former Lordstown assembly plant workers now spread across GM factories in seven states were hoping that the automaker would agree during contract talks to revive production that ended in March and rescue their old jobs. But that hope is dwindling. Read more...
27 Sep Supply Chain Hall of Fame to Open in Arkansas Next Year The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals will build its new Supply Chain Hall of Fame in Rogers, Ark., the organization’s board of directors said. Read more...
27 Sep Pemex Faces Oil Trading Team Exodus Amid Pricing Review Petroleos Mexicanos’ head of crude oil trading Victor Briones and two other executives left the company amid a conflict over an external review of the nation’s crude price formulas, people familiar with the matter said. Read more...
27 Sep Port of Virginia Wins Award for Local Expansion Project Lloyd’s List chose Virginia’s port for its “excellence in port management and infrastructure” award. Read more...
27 Sep Bollinger Introduces Electric Trucks Bollinger Motors debuted its four-door, all-electric SUV and pickup trucks. Read more...