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BusinessPrivateTop 100

Tyson to Kick Off Cattle Herd Rebuild in 2026

Tyson Foods Inc.s top boss said a long-awaited push to rebuild the US cattle herd will begin in earnest next year though the meat producer doesnt expect to benefit before 2028.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

BMW Strikes Back at Tesla With Longer-Range EVs

The iX3 SUV will be the first of 40 new or updated models.Were 109 years old, and its by far the biggest single investment into one architecture weve ever done, CEO Oliver Zipse said.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTop 100

Amazon Breaks Ground on Logistics Center in Arkansas

The new facility is expected to open in 2027 and will provide 1,000 full- and part-time jobs when fully operational. Since 2010, the company has brought 4,000 jobs to Arkansas.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

EU Awaits Trump Actions on Car Tariffs, Exemptions This Week

Under the terms agreed with Washington, the 27-nation bloc faces a 15% U.S. tariff on most of its exports. That rate would also apply to cars rather than the current 25% level.

August 4, 2025
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Joby Buys Helicopter Ride-Share Business for $125 Million

The electric aviation pioneer seeks to expand its battery-powered air taxis into a ready-made market for its aircraft.

August 4, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Aurora Earns First Revenue in a Quarter of Milestones

The Pittsburgh-based automated driving developer during the quarter launched commercial driverless operations, added a terminal in Phoenix and began initial nighttime operations.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Tesla Awards Musk Shares Valued at $29 Billion

A judge in December reaffirmed an earlier ruling that Tesla must revoke Musks multibillion-dollar pay package.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

OPEC+ to Boost Oil Production by 547,000 Barrels a Day

The move could lower oil and gasoline prices amid low oil inventories, and follows an OPEC+ decision in July to boost production by 548,000 barrels per day in August.

August 4, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Iowa Biodiesel Retailers Get Large Share of $1.12M Grants

Iowa biodiesel retailers were awarded the lions share of $1.12 million in state grants to boost their biofuel capacity through new and expanded infrastructure projects.

August 1, 2025
BusinessSafetyLogisticsGlobal FreightTop 100

DHL Delivers Care Kits to Austin, Texas, Flood Zone

A DHL van arrived in Austin, Texas, bearing 13 care kits each filled with an interactive plush and other mindfulness tools ready for distribution to families affected by Julys floods.

August 1, 2025