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An Amazon documentary will feature the local manufacturer of a potentially revolutionary product
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A local manufacturer with a product that could potentially revolutionize intermodal shipping has received a grant from Amazon Business. QuickLoadz, which manufactures automated container trailers that… Read More
![A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23038596704275-e1675893722579-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s U.S. senators ready a rail safety bill after the fiery crash in East Palestine
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and… Read More
![Workers pack orders at an Amazon fulfillment center on January 20, 2015 in Tracy, California.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-461841936-39296711f1a35b0a5d01aa30080a864c5529ddaa-scaled-e1674073213956-900x422.jpg)
Behind your speedy Amazon delivery are serious hazards for workers, government finds
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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Updated January 18, 2023 at 2:01 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Federal safety inspectors have concluded that the twisting, bending and long reaches that Amazon warehouse workers perform as… Read More
![Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ap22258054667701-e7387d8f90cf99e174f2209e584317a177102aa9-scaled-e1663259971854-900x422.jpg)
Biden says a tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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Updated September 15, 2022 at 8:22 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A strike that could have halted both freight and passenger trains across the country seems to have been… Read More
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Neither snow nor rain nor anything over $20: some tips on holiday tipping
By: Kabir Bhatia | WKSU
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KENT, Ohio (WKSU) — ‘Tis the season for holiday shopping as we choose just the right gifts for friends, family, and the service people who will be delivering our gifts… Read More