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Mexican Cement Giant Making a Push in the U.S.
Mexico’s largest cement producer — and one of the leading building materials manufacturers globally — hopes that a newly announced acquisition will bolster its position in the U.S. construction market.Cemex said Thursday that it reached...
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LISTEN: PepsiCo to Shutter Southern California Facility, Cut Nearly 250 Jobs
Eight months after PepsiCo relegated a longtime Frito-Lay plant in Southern California to a distribution hub, the food and beverage giant is now reportedly closing the campus entirely — and laying off hundreds of workers.Frito-Lay
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LISTEN: ‘Completely Preventable Mistake’ Caused Fatal Refinery Accident in Texas
On October 10, 2024, at around 4:23 p.m., some 27,000 pounds of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas were released during a maintenance activity at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas. The refinery makes more than a quarter of a million barr...
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LISTEN: Dead Vehicle Crowned America’s New Cheapest Car
U.S. consumers looking for the least expensive new vehicle option are facing both bad and good news.The bad news is that the U.S. market no longer has a new vehicle with an average MSRP below $20,000. According to
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LISTEN: Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Nearly two years after its workers voted to establish one of the first unions at an auto factory in the South, employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have approved their first contract.The United Auto Workers union...
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