The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $135 million in 49 projects to improve rural water infrastructure across the US, announced Chad Rupe, Rural Utilities Service Administrator. USDA is making the investments through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program. Rural cities and towns, water districts and other eligible entities can use the funds...Read More

It calls itself the “invisible backbone” of the global supply chain. Invisible is right — you’ve probably never heard of CHEP, the shipping and logistics arm of Australian giant Brambles. But depending how eagle-eyed you are, you might have spotted its distinctive blue pallets lurking outside a supermarket or stacked in a distribution center. CHEP’s...Read More

German residents may soon find themselves paying more for steaks, pork chops and sausages. Across party lines, the country’s politicians have proposed raising the VAT, or value added tax, on meat to a standard rate of 19 percent. Presently, meat in Germany is taxed at a rate of 7 percent.   Germany’s lawmakers have suggested...Read More