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Virginia's Port Upgrade Aims For Quickest Truck Tips Possible
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 1:20pm | 1306=The Port of Virginia is citing the increased efficiency of its trucking operations as it vies with other ports for more container volumes. Yet even with trucks able to move faster than ever through the port, it is also offering shippers many alternative ways to access inland markets. The...
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The Week Ahead In Cannabis: A Slew Of Regulations Come Into Effect
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 7:38am | 585The week ahead will be an exciting one for the cannabis industry for a number of reasons. First, it'll be a holiday week due to the U.S. Independence Day and Canada Day celebrations on July 4 and July 1, respectively, businesses are expected to have higher sales as cannabis has made its way...
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Google Drones May Soon Fly Commercially Over Virginia
Friday, April 19, 2019 - 4:41pm | 893The Trump Administration could soon be approving its first license for commercial drone delivery services, with Google affiliate Wing Aviation LLC the likely top contender. "In the next month we expect to announce we will have our first…air carrier certificate for operating a...
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Virginia Sets Higher Fuel Taxes, Registration Fees To Fund Improvements, Especially On 81
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 10:46am | 848Virginia has approved a plan to fund improvements on interstate 81 and other parts of the state after an earlier plan to put tolls on the road collapsed. The new financing plan involves a series of new taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline, some to be phased in as late as 2021 while others...
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Virginia's Governor, With Bipartisan Backing, Supports Tolls For Interstate 81
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 4:12pm | 603Virginia's governor has thrown his support behind a plan to put tolls on Interstate 81 through the state, and has a bipartisan group of legislators to push the initiative through the General Assembly. What Governor Ralph Northam ended up backing is the same proposal that the Interstate 81...
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Amazon HQs Are Coming To The East Coast
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 11:34am | 501Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s quest to find a second and third home on the East Coast has come to an end. What Happened Amazon said it will open two new headquarters in New York City's Long Island region and Arlington, Virginia. The company will invest $5 billion in the two regions,...
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Tesla Strikes Deal To Keep Ohio Stores Open
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 11:28am | 623Two weeks after New Jersey banned Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) from selling its vehicles there, Ohio said the company could keep its two existing company-owned stores open and move forward with plans to open a third in that state. The agreement, which banned Tesla from opening additional stores beyond...
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Arizona Wooing Tesla With Possible Direct Sales Law
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 1:29pm | 562Arizona wants Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to build its $5 billion Gigafactory inside The Copper State. Because of that, lawmakers last week began pushing a bill to give the company the right to sell its electric cars directly to consumers rather than through dealerships, according to CNNMoney. Four...
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IBM Bets $1 Billion On 'Watson'
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:30am | 598Despite a less-than-stellar performance as a revenue generator so far, IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Watson supercomputer is getting significant financial support in an attempt to bring the company’s Jeopardy-winning bundle of wires and chips to a large array of applications. Originally, IBM Chief...
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UPS: Christmas Delivery Delays Caused by 'Perfect Storm'
Thursday, December 26, 2013 - 8:37am | 536"We're terribly sorry," United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) spokeswoman Natalie Black told CNN. Black’s comments were made in response to numerous complaints from customers who did not receive packages promised for delivery by Christmas. Black blamed recent severe weather in the Dallas area,...
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Virginia Supports Arizona’s Immigration Law
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 11:22am | 106According to Farm Futures, the state of Virginia has jumped head first into the immigration debate by issuing a legal opinion that permits law enforcement in that state to check the immigration status of anyone stopped by police officers for any reason. Previously law enforcement officers in...