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Tesla to Slash Workers Showing Up at Fremont Plant By Three-Quarters

Tesla, the Bay Areas largest manufacturer, has greatly reduced the number of workers coming to its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, though its not clear if the cutbacks put it in full compliance with health orders Alameda County and five other Bay Area counties imposed Monday to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

March 19, 2020
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Kroger CEO: Theres Plenty of Food in the Supply Chain

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen urges the public to remember that the grocery business deals in perishable goods and is set up to constantly ship and refill store shelves.

March 18, 2020
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Teslas Fremont Factory Forced to Shut Down Under Shelter-in-Place Order

After some confusion, the Alameda County Sheriffs Department in California said March 17 the car plant was not essential, and like most other businesses must shut down under the countys shelter-in-place order that took effect March 17.

March 18, 2020
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Some Fiat Chrysler Workers Walk Out Over COVID-19 Fears

Seventeen Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV employees in the Warren Truck Assembly Plants paint shop stopped working over concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic, though production continues, the automaker confirmed March 16.

March 16, 2020
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Alaskas First COVID-19 Patient Is a Cargo Plane Pilot

A cargo pilot who arrived at Anchorages international airport on March 11 went to a hotel before he became ill, an airport official said March 13.

March 16, 2020
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Report Projects Volkswagen to Be First to Profit From Manufacturing Electric Vehicles

A new report picks Volkswagen as the first incumbent global carmaker to make money selling electric vehicles, with profits expected to arrive by 2022.

March 12, 2020
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Uber Resumes Testing Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco

Uber has resumed testing of robot cars in San Francisco, two years after one caused a fatal accident in Arizona.

March 11, 2020
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Developers Revive Cold-Storage Facility Plans in Maine

A hotly anticipated plan for a waterfront cold-storage warehouse is back on the table in Portland, Maine.

March 6, 2020
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Maine Panel Recommends Hiking Road Funding

AUGUSTA, Maine A commission tasked with solving Maines transportation funding shortfall will recommend an immediate infusion of between $20 million and $60 million while punting a range of possible solutions to the next Legislature.

March 4, 2020
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Electric Vehicle Industry Thriving in Southern California, Report Says

California already is a world leader in the embryonic electric vehicle industry but needs more government help to flourish, according to a new report from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.

March 4, 2020