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Logistics and supply chain management are critical needs for many businesses today and many companies are looking to schools to help workers obtain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.

Following is a list of major logistics and supply chain education programs and what they offer.

CSX Corp. said it would raise its quarterly dividend 8% to 26 cents per share, from the previous 24 cents.

The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a revised 1.7% annual rate in the second quarter, up slightly from the previously estimated 1.6%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

YRC Worldwide’s board and the Teamsters union’s leadership have each approved an agreement extending current pay cuts through 2015 and delaying YRC’s resumption of pension contributions until June.

Initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 last week to 453,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Intermodal traffic increased 17.3% last week from a year earlier, the highest volume in 2010, the Association of American Railroads said.

Five major trucking companies said Wednesday they have endorsed legislation by two U.S. senators that would require electronic onboard recorders in all trucks to verify drivers’ duty status.

Consumer confidence dropped in September to the lowest level in seven months, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.