Archive for March 5, 2018
UP CEO calls steel and aluminum tariffs ‘troubling in a number of ways’
(Source: New Orleans Advocate, March 2, 2018) NEW ORLEANS — The Trump administration’s plan to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is “troubling in a number of ways” and almost certainly would send ripples through Louisiana’s economy, the head of Union Pacific Railroad said at a World Trade Center reception in New Orleans. Full…
Read MoreFederal tax cut windfall doesn’t mean immediate hiring, UP CEO says
(Source: Omaha World-Herald, March 3, 2018) OMAHA, Neb. —While the Union Pacific benefited from the recent changes to federal tax law, Chief Executive Lance Fritz said that alone won’t push him to add jobs now. Full story: Omaha World-Herald Monday, March 5, 2018
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