Industrials

Coal executive's 'action plan' finds success under Trump

In the early days of the Trump administration, the head of one of America's largest coal companies sent a four-page "action plan" to the White House calling for rollbacks of Obama-era environmental and mine safety regulations.

Business Highlights

___ World Bank predicts solid 3.1 percent global growth in 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank is predicting that the global economy will grow 3.1 percent this year, which would be its best showing in seven years.

Proposed pipeline could move North Dakota natural gas

Company officials say a $1.2 billion natural gas liquids pipeline proposed from Montana to Kansas will help accommodate increasing production in North Dakota and reduce wasteful flaring of excess gas.