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STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan — The United Auto Workers said Monday it has expanded its strike of the Detroit automakers to Stellantis NV's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, adding 6,800 members to picket lines and dealing another blow to the automakers' profitable truck plants. Workers at SHAP make Ram 1500 trucks. The week before last, the UAW significantly expanded its unprecedented simultaneous strike of all three U.S. automakers when it took down Ford Motor Co.'s largest and most profitable plant, Kentucky Truck, which builds Super Duty trucks. UAW President Shawn Fain warned in a public barg......

Bacardi, the world’s largest private liquor company whose U.S. headquarters are in Coral Gables, has been sanctioned by Ukraine for expanding its operations in Russia, a move that the Ukrainian government says has provided economic support to the war unleashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin against the country. Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention included Bacardi Limited, based in Hamilton, Bermuda, on its list of “international war sponsors” on Thursday, accusing the company of supporting the Russian economy and sponsoring the “aggression against Ukraine.” “After Russia’s ......

Publix is heading into Kroger country with an expansion to Kentucky this year, but industry experts say they don’t see the Florida grocery giant expanding far beyond the Southeast anytime soon. Lakeland, Florida-based Publix’s growth into its eighth state will start with a Louisville store expected to be completed during the last part of this year. The company has revealed it is opening three Louisville locations as well as one in Lexington. In Kentucky, Publix will face competition from Kroger, which has 104 stores in 55 cities in the Bluegrass State. Iowa-based grocer Hy-Vee has also announc......