Majority-owned U.S. affiliates (MOUSAs) of foreign multinational companies employed 7.8 million workers in the United States in 2018, an increase of 1.9% year-on-year, according to Commerce Department statistics. MOUSAs represented 6.0% of total employment in private industry in the United States. Employment of these US affiliates was highest
The government of Mexico joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) on October 20. Previously, on July 16, the State Department announced that the United States formally joined as a member government of this multi-stakeholder association, joining 15 other governments and 85 non-governmental partners. A month earlier, the
The governments of the United States and Germany agreed to cooperate on education and work-based training. The United States Departments of Labor, Commerce and Education signed a joint six-party declaration of intent with Germany on Thursday, the Commerce Department reported. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Commerce
TC Energy continues its $ 37 billion capitalization program of guaranteed projects including commercially supported committed projects that are under construction or are in the permitting stage or in preparation for commencement. Another $ 11 billion of projects in development are commercially supported, but are more uncertain about
The United States is shaping up to record a record year for wind turbine installations, according to data compiled by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Project developers expect more than 23 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbine generating capacity to come online in the United States in 2020, far
Maersk announced on Thursday an increase of up to two departures per week on its AE19 service. The AE19 service is a combination of a short haul and intercontinental rail product between ports in Korea, China and Japan and northern European ports in Finland, Poland, Germany and Scandinavia.