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Polar Air Cargo crewmembers went on strike early Friday, the company and the union representing its workers said in separate statements.

Dart Transit Co. said Thursday that David Oren will become the company’s president effective Oct. 1. Current president Donald Oren will become chairman of the company’s board.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. oil and natural gas production could be back at pre-Hurricane Katrina levels by the end of October but it will take even longer for that production to make it to market, Reuters reported Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil prices fell for the fifth day in six on signs that higher prices are slowing global demand, Bloomberg reported.

Manufacturing growth in the Philadelphia area fell more than expected this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.

Yellow Roadway Corp. said Thursday it had finalized formation of the China-based freight forwarding venture it first announced in June.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. eavy-duty components maker ArvinMeritor said Wednesday will move the shock and strut portion of its manufacturing operations from its Chickasha, Okla., facility to Mexico to cut costs.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ruck maker Paccar Inc. boosted its quarterly dividend 19% to 25 cents a share following record profits in the first half of the year.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. anufacturing growth in New York state declined this month as costs rose, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Thursday.

Hurricane Ophelia weakened slightly as it moved along the North Carolina coast Thursday, and early indications were that the storm was not causing the severe flooding many feared, the Associated Press reported.