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Associations at Odds Over Proposed Massachusetts Ban on Noncompete Clauses

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The tech industry says a ban is needed to boost innovation, but business groups have a different take. Deval Patrick (D) proposed legislation in April that would ban the practice of keeping employees from working for a competitor under most circumstances. Where Industry Groups Stand. Massachusetts Gov.

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Trade Group: Driverless Trucks Could Solve Oil-Shipping Crisis

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With oil-rich North Dakota raising fresh shipping concerns, the Central North American Trade Corridor Association hopes to make use of driverless semi-trucks to ease the shipment of oil along a key transport route. 83 is North Dakota, which is currently struggling with the supply chain headaches caused by an oil boom.