This week in interesting industry headlines:
John Deere, other equipment manufacturers say new law interferes with existing contracts [Fox Business]
"John Deere and other farm and heavy equipment manufacturers told the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday that a new state law looping them into protections designed for automobile and truck dealers unconstitutionally interferes with their existing and future contracts with dealers." Read more
XPO Logistics to buy trucker Con-way in $3B deal [CNBC]
"XPO Logistics said it would buy trucking and logistics company Con-way for $3 billion, including debt, making it the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America." Read more
U.S. court finds EPA was wrong to approve Dow pesticide harmful to bees [Reuters]
"A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that federal regulators erred in allowing an insecticide developed by Dow AgroSciences onto the market, canceling its approval and giving environmentalists a major victory." Read more
The Construction Industry Struggles to Rebuild its Worker Ranks [The Wall Street Journal]
"While debate rages on about whether demand or supply factors are more to blame for the sluggish home-construction recovery, most industry observers and participants agree on at least one point: Construction labor is in short supply." Read more
Western Australia in $22bn mining downturn [The Australian Business Review]
"“The outlook for major projects will decline sharply during the next 18 months as several major projects are completed,” the DMP said in a statement." Read more
Lew pushes China to remove trade barriers in technology, agriculture [MarketWatch]
"Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew pressed his Chinese counterpart to remove trade barriers for U.S. technology and farm goods, a Treasury spokesperson said Friday." Read more
