Norfolk Southern Estimates That Ohio Derailment Cost $387M April 27, 2023 By Josh Funk Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time...
Buffett Says People Shouldn’t Worry About Berkshire, Banks April 13, 2023 By Josh Funk Billionaire Warren Buffett assured investors Wednesday that Berkshire Hathaway will be fine when he’s no longer around to lead the...
Safety Agency Opens Probe of Norfolk Southern Rail Accidents March 9, 2023 By Josh Funk and John Seewer Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the...
Bird Flu Costs Pile Up as Outbreak Enters Second Year February 22, 2023 By Josh Funk The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery...
Bird Flu Outbreak Prompts Slaughter of 1.8M Chickens in Nebraska December 1, 2022 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found...
Disqualified for Disabilities, Railroad Workers Push Back August 19, 2022 By Josh Funk After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of...
BNSF Railway Joins Legal Fight Against Unions Over Vaccine Mandate November 10, 2021 By Josh Funk Another major railroad has gone to court to determine whether it has the authority to require all its employees to...
Tyson, Perdue to Pay $35M to Settle Chicken Farmers’ Price Fixing Suit September 7, 2021 By Josh Funk Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused...
Complaint Against Seaboard Puts Focus on Meat Industry’s Virus Response April 19, 2021 By Josh Funk A union complaint about whether Kansas-based Seaboard Foods’ Oklahoma meatpacking plant is doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus...
Lawsuit: Nebraska Meatpacking Plant Did Not Protect Workers from Virus November 24, 2020 By Josh Funk A Nebraska meatpacking plant has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to take adequate precautions to protect workers from...