28 Dec Oregon Commission Approves $2.2 Billion for Transportation Improvement Program The Oregon Transportation Commission approved an initial plan to invest approximately $2.2 billion in future projects through the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Read more...
27 Dec Trump Signs Virus Relief, Government Spending Package President Donald Trump signed a bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, backing down from last-minute demands that undercut his own negotiating team, risked a government shutdown and delayed widely supported economic aid as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Read more...
24 Dec House GOP Foils Move on Trump’s $2,000 Checks A surprise scuffle over pandemic relief is set to run up against a crucial federal funding deadline the week of Dec. 28 as Democrats side with President Donald Trump in his demand for $2,000 payments to most Americans and Republicans take up his criticism of government spending. Read more...
23 Dec Hino Halts Truck Production in North America Through September 2021 Hino Motors announced that issues with U.S.-required certification of several of its engines has led its board to pause truck production in North America until the end of September 2021. Read more...
23 Dec Pelosi Urges Trump to Press GOP to Back $2,000 Checks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged swift action on new legislation boosting stimulus payments for individuals to $2,000, urging Republicans to join Democrats in meeting a last-minute demand from President Donald Trump that threw a historic pandemic relief package into doubt. Read more...
23 Dec Kodiak Robotics to Receive CES Award Self-driving technology startup Kodiak Robotics announced it was selected as a CES 2021 Innovation Awards honoree, with the presentation to come during the first all-digital CES, which runs Jan. 11-14. Read more...
23 Dec Orders for Big-Ticket Manufactured Goods Up 0.9% in November Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. Read more...
23 Dec VW CEO Says Apple Can Mount Major Challenge With Auto Push Volkswagen AG CEO Herbert Diess said cash-rich technology giants invading the auto industry pose a much bigger challenge for the German manufacturer than traditional rivals like Toyota Motor Corp. Read more...
23 Dec Nikola Loses Electric Truck Order From Republic Services Nikola Corp. lost an order to supply sanitation heavyweight Republic Services Inc. with 2,500 battery-electric garbage trucks, the latest setback for the troubled startup. Read more...
23 Dec Brent Spence Bridge Reopens Ahead of Schedule Transportation officials opened the newly repaired Brent Spence Bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky on Dec. 22, one day ahead of schedule. Read more...