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Deere dissects FTC’s right-to-repair lawsuit
The company repeatedly denied anticompetitive allegations related to its service tools and sought to dismiss the complaint.
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Saab transforms onboarding to retain top talent
Saab redefines onboarding with digital workflows, ensuring seamless starts and boosting employee satisfaction.
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Softbank to acquire chip designer Ampere for $6.5B
The deal is part of the investment giant's push into AI infrastructure and follows its recent multi-billion-dollar investment in OpenAI.
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Nissan, SK On plan $661M US battery supply deal
The automaker will use the batteries to power electric vehicles manufactured at its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant.
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Opinion
AI first, robotics next: The shifting landscape of hyper-intelligent automation
Humanoid robotics offer a new era for U.S. manufacturing, writes Trask’s head of industry insights Jan Burian.
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T1 Energy to establish $850M solar cell facility in Texas
The Austin facility comes as the company, formerly known as Freyr Battery, rebrands and focuses on the build-out of a domestic supply chain.
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EU pushes back retaliatory tariffs on US to mid-April
The decision provides additional time for discussions with the Trump administration, according to a European Commission spokesperson.
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GM, Nvidia to partner on AI tech for factories and next-gen vehicles
The automaker will build vehicles on the chipmaker’s Drive AGX platform to accelerate autonomous driving technology at scale.
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Tariffs are paused for USMCA-compliant goods. How can companies qualify?
Businesses that previously found pursuing USMCA treatment cost-prohibitive are scrambling to determine if they meet the trade deal’s requirements.
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Merck to close Pennsylvania plant, lay off 163
The pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer will conduct three rounds of job cuts starting in May and continuing through 2026.
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Fort Worth, Texas, sues 3M, Dupont, DOD over PFAS contamination
The city said the chemical manufacturers sold and distributed PFAS-containing firefighting foam to the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
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Nvidia details AI roadmap with new chips, robots and more
The chip designer unveiled its upcoming Rubin graphics processing units and partnerships with GM, Google and Disney.
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Quality control at Boeing
Boeing’s making progress on production, but obstacles could get in the way
As the company begins revving up its production after a year of quality scandals, experts say tariff uncertainty could hamper its progress.
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Cra-Z-Art adds to manufacturers expanding US operations
The toy maker plans to grow its domestic footprint by more than 50%, citing tariffs as a driving factor.
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Small Business Administration launches ‘Made in America’ manufacturing effort
Vice President JD Vance touted the administration's efforts during a visit to a Michigan plastics factory on Friday.
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Danish dairy giant inks deal to manufacture whey protein in US
Arla Foods will rely on a South Dakota-based processor to produce its ingredients as the co-op looks to expand in North America.
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Tariff uncertainty sparks manufacturing anxiety, especially among small firms
Shifting foreign suppliers could become more difficult as the Trump administration continues to enact new widespread tariff policies.
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Toyota subsidiary to acquire Radius Recycling in $907M deal
The deal is expected to expand Toyota’s closed loop system for materials like steel, precious metals and batteries used by automotive manufacturers.
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Food manufacturers seek tariff exemptions for some imports
The Consumer Brands Association, which represents PepsiCo, Conagra and Mondelēz, said ingredients such as cocoa, coffee and certain spices aren’t produced in the U.S.
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Merck opens $1B North Carolina vaccine plant
The new factory comes as the pharmaceutical maker and other companies face pressure to reshore production back to the U.S.
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Manufacturers hail EPA plans to rethink particulate matter regulations
The National Association of Manufacturers, American Forest & Paper Association and others previously challenged an update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in court.
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India-based Syngene acquires its first US biologics site
The contract biotech company plans to invest around $50 million to buy and renovate a Baltimore facility as it shifts more focus to the U.S. market.
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Intel taps new CEO
The struggling semiconductor manufacturer chose longtime technology investor Lip-Bu Tan to help turn around the company’s operations.
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Can makers say metal tariffs hurt American manufacturing
Only three domestic tin mill lines are still open in the U.S., according to a trade group.
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Canada to impose 25% reciprocal tariffs following US steel, aluminum duties
The measure, which takes effect Thursday, covers nearly $30 billion in imports from the U.S., including computers and sports equipment.
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Trump threatens 200% tariffs on European wine, champagne
The president vowed to implement the new duties if the European Union doesn’t walk back its retaliatory actions against U.S. whiskey.