U.S. sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak
A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade, as employers slashed hundreds of thousands of jobs because of the viral outbreak that has […]
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Newport’s New Riff Distilling Makes Hand Sanitizer for First Responders
Newport’s New Riff Distilling is pivoting part of its spirit production to focus on making hand sanitizer for first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. Head distiller Brian […]
Warehouse experiencing high demand
The Warehouse is following the footsteps of supermarkets and experiencing high demand and stock shortages of products such as heaters, bedding and toasters. Four days ago, the Government allowed the […]
Logistics companies try to weather supply chain storm
Photo courtesy Orbit Logistics As supply chains become disrupted and demand for essential products such as grocery items, paper goods and personal protective equipment has skyrocketed, Virginia logistics companies are […]
Area warehouse, distribution centers respond to COVID-19 concerns
After a worker at Amazon’s sorting center in Wallingford tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago, the town’s public health director took action. “Our department has worked with Amazon’s industrial […]
Nevada National Guard Activation’s Focus Is Logistics For COVID-19 Response
Governor Steve Sisolak announced the activation of the Nevada National Guard, Wednesday night, to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of approximately 4,300 soldiers and airmen, only a little […]
Transportation Risk Management: Keep Your Cargo Out of Danger
Omni-channel business models often lead to more complicated global supply chains. With the main focus on maximizing time and cost efficiencies, cargo risk management is often skipped over despite being […]
Amazon announces new warehouse safety steps
Amazon says it will start taking additional steps to ensure the safety of its warehouse workers, SoftBank backs out of its latest WeWork investment and Zoom tries to fix its […]
Here’s what Amazon says it’s doing to keep warehouse workers safe from COVID-19
[Photo: AdrianHancu/iStock] Amazon is rolling out new measures to protect its employees from the coronavirus outbreak. By early next week, the company will offer face masks and temperature checks for staff in […]
UPS provides details of its plan to work and mobilize against coronavirus
Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today it is taking a fully measured approach in its companywide efforts to sync up its resources with various organizations and agencies, including […]
