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Biodiesel Firm Secures $15.5 Million Investment

Three institutional investors have put $15.5 million in financing into Innovation Fuels, an Albany, N.Y., company that makes and distributes biodiesel fuel worldwide, financial firm Credit Suisse said Tuesday.

June 3, 2008

Factory Orders Increase 1.1%

Factory orders jumped 1.1% in April, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

June 3, 2008

DOT Seeks Proposals to Fight Border Congestion

The Department of Transportation said Monday it is requesting proposals for innovative new approaches to reduce traffic tie-ups at some of the nation’s most congested border crossings.

June 2, 2008

Construction Spending Falls for Second Straight Month

Construction spending fell for a second straight month in April, the Commerce Department said Monday.

June 2, 2008

ISM Factory Index Improves, But Still Shows Contraction

U.S. manufacturing levels improved in May but continued to show contraction, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday.

June 2, 2008

U.S. Xpress Completes Pinner Purchase

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Enterprises said its Xpress Global Systems subsidiary finalized its purchase of Pinner Transportation. Terms were not released.

June 2, 2008

South Korea Delays Plan to Import U.S. Beef

South Korea said it was delaying the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports, following weekend protests in that country, the Associated Press reported Monday.

June 2, 2008

UPS Freight Extends Guarantee to Canada

UPS Freight, which introduced its on-time performance guarantee in the United States in January, said Monday it has expanded the guarantee to shipments moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. border.

June 2, 2008

Cummins Plans Layoffs at Indiana Pickup-Engine Plant

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. plans to temporarily lay off 125 workers from its midrange engine plant in Indiana because of declining pickup truck demand, the Associated Press reported Monday.

June 2, 2008

FedEx Renaming Kinko’s as FedEx Office

FedEx Corp. said late Monday it will change the name of its office and business services unit, FedEx Kinko’s, to FedEx Office.

June 2, 2008