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South Korean Chipmaker Plans $3.87 Billion Indiana Plant

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. A major South Korean computer chipmaker said April 3 it plans to spend more than $3.87 billion in Indiana to build a semiconductor packaging plant and research center.

April 4, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Ford to Delay Production of New Electric Pickup, Large SUV

DETROIT Ford Motor Co. says it will delay rolling out new electric pickup trucks and a new large electric SUV as it adds gas-electric hybrids to its model lineup.

April 4, 2024
BusinessPrivate

Kroger Closing Three E-Commerce Facilities in Texas, Florida

NEW YORK Krogeris shuttering three spoke facilities in its Texas and Florida e-commerce operations, the grocery chain confirmed this week.

March 28, 2024
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Impact Trucking, Shipping

The collapse of Baltimores Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports on Americas East Coast, creating a new disruption to global supply chains.

March 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

China to Challenge Bidens EV Plans at the WTO

BEIJING China filed a World Trade Organization complaint against the U.S. on March 26 over what it says are discriminatory requirements for electric vehicle subsidies.

March 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to Step Down This Year

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane maker at the end of the year after a series of mishaps at one of Americas most storied manufacturers.

March 25, 2024
BusinessFuel

BP Oil Refinery in Indiana Resumes Operations

WHITING, Ind. BPs sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down.

March 19, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Waymo Granted OK to Expand Service in California

SAN FRANCISCO California regulators on March 1 authorized Waymo to expand services of its fleet of robotaxis into Los Angeles and to cities on the peninsula south of San Francisco.

March 3, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Ford EVs Need Adapter to Use Teslas Network

DETROIT Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Teslas charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but theyll need to get an adapter that Ford will provide for free.

February 29, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

GM Nearly Doubling Area Where Automated System Is Usable

DETROIT General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles of roadways in the U.S. and Canada to the area where drivers can use the companys Super Cruise partially automated driving system.

February 15, 2024