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shipping

AK: Anchorage International Airport Moves Up to Third Busiest in the World for Cargo in 2022

The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) surpassed Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) to claim the slot for third busiest airport in the world...

agriculture

IA: Association of Equipment Manufacturers Praises Iowa’s Lawmakers for Creating Dairy Innovation Fund

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) issued a statement praising the Iowa State Legislature’s creation of the Dairy Innovation Fund after ...

technology

Burgex Unveils Groundbreaking Platform—The First Complete Visualization of U.S. Mining Industry

In a groundbreaking industry first, Burgex Inc. unveils Mineralocity, a comprehensive platform offering a complete, verified, and visually searchable ...

demographics

U.S. Census Data: An Aging U.S. Population With Fewer Children in 2020

The U.S. population in 2020 was older and had fewer children under age 5 than in 2010 or 2000, according to the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Ch...

workforce

Walmart Expands Tuition-Free Education Program to Associates in Canada, Adds U of Ark.

Walmart Inc.’s tuition-free, fully online educational program for employees has added the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, to its roster of appro...

workforce

Study Says Half of Workers Will Leave Job if Remote/Hybrid Work Flexibility Is Reduced

Nearly half (47 percent) of U.S. workers indicate that they will consider looking for a new job should their employer reduce remote and hybrid work fl...

technology

SC: DC BLOX Inc. Announces 2nd Subsea Optical Communications Cable in Horry County

DC BLOX, Inc. announces it has contracted for a second subsea optical communications cable to land at its Subsea Cable Landing Station (CLS) in the In...

ports

FL: Port Tampa Bay Earns First in the Country Security Accreditation Through NMLEA

The National Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA) announced today that Port Tampa Bay, located in Tampa Bay, Florida, became the first port in the...

agriculture

MA: United Plant Savers Announces 16th International Herb Symposium June 9-11

United Plant Savers will be hosting its 16th International Herbal Symposium, a celebration of a three decade legacy of herbalists healing the planet a...

ports

AAPA Board of Directors Announces Election of Port Tampa CEO as New Chair

The Board of Directors of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) unanimously elected Paul Anderson, President and CEO of Port Tampa Bay, ...