Chem Outlook Seen as Positive
Chemical production expanded in 2021 as post-lockdown spending boosted demand for chemicals and the other goods and materials that contain them, the American Chemistry Council says. “While…
Chemical production expanded in 2021 as post-lockdown spending boosted demand for chemicals and the other goods and materials that contain them, the American Chemistry Council says. “While…
The United States Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Jan. 7 to consider multiple legal challenges mounted by states and private business groups who are seeking…
A top official at the National Labor Relations Board announced it will actively promote U.S. labor law protections for illegal immigrants. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued…
New research shows that 58% of organizations are voluntarily conducting pay equity reviews to identify possible pay differences between employees performing similar work. Conducted by the Society…
Home delivery, supply chain digitalization, and the need to develop strategies for dealing with inflation will create growing challenges for the grocery retail business in 2022, according…
In addition to funding highways and bridges, the recently enacted $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has set ambitious goals for workforce development in manufacturing and…
Covid 19 had a major impact on trucking costs, according to the 2021 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking published annually by the American Transportation Research…
Logistics space in the United States is effectively sold out, according to the global industrial real estate giant Prologis Inc. Demand pushed the vacancy rate to a…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expanded the commercial truck driver hours-of-service regulations waiver through Feb. 28. The agency first instituted the HOS rules exemption last year…
Federal courts have blocked three of the Biden administration’s forced vaccination requirements for employees, and the President himself seriously weakened a fourth aimed at federal employees. When…