Phillips Connect Hires Vice President…
Phillips Connect has hired Greg Jones as vice president of operations. In his new role, Jones will be responsible for directing the company’s operations to meet the increasing de...
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Multifactor Productivity Down 1.7 Percent…
Private nonfarm business sector multifactor productivity decreased 1.7% in 2020, the largest decline since the Great Recession period of 2007–2009. This 2020 decrease reflects a ...
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Pending Home Sales Slip 10.6%…
Pending home sales dipped for a second straight month in February, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major U.S. regions witnessed month-over-mon...
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Chicago Business Barometer™ – Expanded…
The Chicago Business BarometerTM, produced with MNI, rose to 66.3 in March, the highest level since July 2018. Through Q1 the index gained 4.4 points to 63.2, the strongest reading...
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ADP® Releases March 2021 Employment…
Private sector employment increased by 517,000 jobs from February to March according to the March ADP® National Employment Report. Broadly distributed to the public each month, fr...
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Karmak Announces Partnership with Billtrust…
Karmak, a leading provider of business management solutions for the commercial transportation industry, has partnered with Billtrust, a B2B accounts receivable (AR) automation and...
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FTR Offering State of Freight:…
Freight Transportation Research (FTR) will offer a “State of Freight: Key Issues in Transportation” on Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST (8:00 a.m.-...
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Unemployment on the Rise –…
States reported that 719,000 U.S. workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending March 27, an increase of 61,000 after last week’s pandemic-era low. The t...
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