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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) notified 120 workers at its Victoria, Texas, facility that they will no longer have a job effective, November 1. Company officials said "market conditions" are the reason for the layoffs. "Caterpillar notified a portion of its Victoria, Texas, workforce that it is...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) recently announced a $1.5 million investment in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to help expand companies in the manufacturing sector on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The investment is part of a Microsoft program called the Bridge Accelerator, which will train 75...

A group of state attorneys general in the United States investigating Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for antitrust activities will hold a meeting in Colorado next month, according to a Reuters report. Google’s digital advertising practices are a focus of the...

Weekend Weather Woes For Florida A tropical system will threaten the U.S. Gulf Coast and I-10 corridor – from New Orleans to Clearwater – with gusty winds, heavy rain, storm surge and dangerous flooding. It begins later today, October 18, lasting through Saturday. SONAR Critical Events:...

Dallas-based Stevens Tanker Division has notified the state of Texas it will cease operations by October 15. The closure will permanently affect 586 jobs across Texas, according to a notice sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.  The tanker division, part of Dallas-based Stevens Transport,...

Tomatoes imported from Mexico could face a supply chain squeeze caused by new regulations finalized in September between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican growers, experts say. The new regulations call for up to 92% of imported Mexican tomatoes crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by truck to...

Sunset Transportation, a St. Louis-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider, recently opened a new customs brokerage office and warehouse facility at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. The new Laredo branch office will service the Mexico market with cross-border logistics solutions, Mexico...

Officials with the McAllen Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) will soon take a second tour of China to look for new partnership opportunities in that country. Keith Patridge, president and chief executive officer of the MEDC, said they hope to a land Chinese manufacturing plant during the...

Troubles ongoing in Houston, Beaumont Tropical Storm Imelda did a lot of damage to southeastern Texas last week, mostly in the form of major flooding. Shippers and carriers should expect at least minor delays to continue in this region as drivers will have to use secondary routes to get around...

More Flash Flooding potential in Texas The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda have lost some steam, but not before dumping record rainfall across southeastern Texas for three days, causing major flooding and killing two people. Even though the widespread rain has stopped across the region,...

On today's episode of WTT we're talking Texas flooding, Trump blocking, Events going green, debating what's a big deal and a little deal with Emily Szink, Blake England has the report from CSCMP Edge, we find out who made The Dean's List, and we hear back from you in Comment Section Rodeo. All this...

More Texas torrents Tropical Depression Imelda continues to slam southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana with copious amounts of rain and life-threatening flooding. Galveston and Beaumont, part of the Houston freight market, have been some of the hardest hit areas with flooded streets...

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) recently announced a $391 million investment at its Tacoma and Tundra assembly plant in San Antonio. In addition, Aisin AW, a Japanese auto supplier to Toyota in San Antonio, also announced it will be building a $400 million facility in nearby Cibolo, Texas, adding 900...

Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) plans to invest more than $250 million in a new manufacturing plant near San Antonio, Texas, adding approximately 600 new jobs, if it gets incentives it is seeking. The Lisle, Illinois-based truckmaker also said Thursday, Sept. 19, that it plans to increase...

Lone Star lashing Tropical Depression 11 (TD-11), quickly and newly formed around midday today, Sept. 17, will soak southeastern Texas the next couple of days. Flooding in the Houston and Galveston areas may end up worse than meteorologists, including myself, originally expected. According to the...