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Preparing the CDL Driver: What Training Should be Required?

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the USDOT has announced that it intends to undertake a negotiated rule-making or “RegNeg.”. Government, then, has been unable to propose the right recipe for training that will equal the skill demonstrated by the experienced driver who has learned (perhaps the hard way) how to drive defensively and anticipate risk and drive accordingly.

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Location Focus: Washington – Scenic Vistas And Soaring Industry Side By Side

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More than 20 states had aggressively courted the aerospace giant when in the midst of negotiating a new contract with the Machinist’s Union it signaled it was willing to consider relocation its primary assembly facilities. For more information, please contact director@pacificedc.org.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

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Reynolds: The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global economy has led to an increase in breach of contract claims, and a parallel rise in novel breach of con­tract defenses focused on excuses for non-performance. In those clauses, the overall success of COVID-19-based force majeure defenses is still unknown.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers noted that China’s status as the alternative energy leader may not last long because Chinese dumping of underpriced photovoltaic panels has been successfully challenged by the United States in the World Trade Organization and negotiations are underway to eliminate the PRC’s subsidies.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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Stafford County has put a high priority on investments in infrastructure, including high-speed broadband as well as traditional transportation projects. The tenant mix includes a mixture of national and international high-tech and defense related businesses. INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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billion in projects are currently under negotiation, which will bring an estimated 1,100 new jobs to Stockton. The port generates more than $5 million in tax revenue every year with existing projects, which will nearly double in the short term as projects under construction and in negotiations are built. Additionally, another $1.7

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7