01 Nov Defense Department Places Orders With Orbcomm, Savi The Department of Defense has placed a multimillion-dollar order with Orbcomm Inc., a provider of machine-to-machine and Internet of Things solutions, and Savi, a big data and machine learning analytic solutions company, according to a press release. Read more...
01 Nov Manheim Logistics Solutions Opens $2.7 Million Facility Manheim Logistics Solutions has announced its move to an upgraded office facility in Phoenix, according to an October press release. Read more...
01 Nov Dupré Logistics to Restructure its Strategic Services After Growth Lafayette-based Dupré Logistics’ Strategic Capacity Services has launched a regional reorganization that will include adding personnel after experiencing significant growth in the past two years. Read more...
01 Nov Former Transportation Secretary Mary Peters to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at TRB Mary Peters, the country’s secretary of transportation during the second half of the George W. Bush administration, will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington in January. Read more...
01 Nov Project Cargo Network Partners With WiseTech Global Logistics specialist Project Cargo Network has partnered with WiseTech Global, the company behind the global logistics solution CargoWise One, according to an October press release. Read more...
01 Nov Construction Spending Flat in September WASHINGTON — Spending on U.S. construction projects essentially was unchanged in September, the weakest showing since June, as an increase in home construction was offset by a slide in spending on government projects. Read more...
01 Nov Manufacturing Growth Tapers in October WASHINGTON — American manufacturers grew at a slower pace in October as factories contended with supply disruptions caused by disputes with China, Europe and other trading partners. Read more...
01 Nov Productivity Growth Slows to 2.2% Rate in Q3 U.S. productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.2% in the third quarter, a slowdown from the previous quarter but still better than the lackluster gains of the last decade. Labor costs accelerated but remained at a low level. Read more...
01 Nov EU Is Said to Revise Plan to Fix WTO in Bid to Get US on Board The European Union is revamping its plan to reform the World Trade Organization in an effort to win support from the U.S., according to two people briefed on the process. Read more...