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The Energy Department is pushing to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them.

UPS Inc. just opened its largest warehouse, and plans to fill the $79 million facility with more than 3,000 robots by next year to handle tasks like lifting and reduce the need for manual labor.

WASHINGTON — The House voted Nov. 14 to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats.

The U.S. General Services Administration awarded a contract for a pre-design project study to modernize two ports of entry from Washington state to Canada to alleviate truck congestion.

Third-quarter losses at Hyzon Motors Inc. increased to $41 million from $25 million in the year-ago period as the Class 8 hydrogen FCEV manufacturer eyes the start of serial production.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Nov. 13 announced Baltimore’s commitment to its designation as a Workforce Hub through investments in career and technical education and training for local workers.

Mack Trucks is willing to hire replacement workers if unionized employees fail to approve a five-year master contract they rejected in early October.

Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a major Los Angeles freeway, California authorities said.

The container shipping industry, after two years of record-high freight rates and slow deliveries, is seeing its boom become a bust due to oversupply following the COVID-19 demand highs.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds extended again the state’s annual harvest proclamation through Dec. 11 enabling overweight load limits on the transportation of grain, fertilizer and manure.