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UM to Host OrePac CEO For Executive Lecture Series

Brad Hart
MISSOULA – Brad Hart, CEO and president of OrePac Building Products, will present the next installment of the Gilkey Executive Lecture Series hosted by the University of Montana College of Business.
This in-person event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday…

Southern California ports shutdown highlights contract talks

Southern California dockworkers returned to the job Friday night, ending an approximately 24-hour shutdown at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports — a crucial entry point for imports arriving from Asia.The temporary closure has exacerbated fears about …

A Happy Medium: How Drivers Influence Regional Freight Movement

PGT’s Katie Irvine calls regional haul the “the happy medium” between over-the-road and local routes.
Photo: PGT Trucking 
For the past few years, regional haul has been noticeably increasing in popularity among drivers, who more than ever are express…

Trade corridor boosts RCEP regional economic integration

This aerial photo taken on Feb. 25, 2023 shows the container terminal at Qinzhou Port in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
NANNING, April 3 (Xinhua) — Cargo ships carrying 18 tonnes of orah mandarin departed from Qi…

All the Plymouth roadworks in place in the city this week

It may be the Easter holidays, but that doesn’t stop roadworks across Plymouth. A whole raft of new roadworks will begin this week, in addition to the existing schemes across the city.
On Alfred Road from today, for the rest of the month, the road will…

Anheuser-Busch Partners with Union Pacific for Wholesale Delivery

Back in the 1880s, Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch pioneered the use of refrigerated rail cars to transport the company’s product. More than 100 years later, the brewery is returning to its rail roots in a big way in 2023, with the help of Union …