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Labor Department offers $145M in grants for apprenticeship incentive program
The awards are tied to a pay-for-performance model to hold businesses and workers accountable. The funds also align with the White House’s goal to reach more than 1 million apprenticeships nationwide.
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Smithfield to build $1.3B pork processing plant
The facility will provide “significant efficiency gains" as the pork producer looks to reduce costs and simplify its supply chain.
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TrackerTracking CHIPS and Science Act awards
The Trump administration is renegotiating the law’s federal funding with each of the awardees, starting with Intel. The latest awardee is Crucible Metals, which will construct a smelter and critical minerals processing facility in Tennessee.
Updated Feb. 18, 2026 -
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FTC finalizes Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems
The Federal Trade Commission ordered the aircraft manufacturer to divest some of the fuselage suppliers’ overseas assets and provide services and aerospace components to its defense competitors.
Updated Feb. 18, 2026 -
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Solstice Advanced Materials to increase uranium conversion production
The expansion contributes to a “nuclear renaissance” as AI, data centers and electrification drive a power surge demand.
Updated Feb. 17, 2026 -
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Tariffs, supplier fire continue to batter Ford
Confusion over the start date for auto part levy offsets caused the automaker to incur higher costs than it originally expected.
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Immigration bill picks up steam with manufacturing endorsement
The National Association of Manufacturers expressed support for the Dignity Act as a way for undocumented immigrants to seek temporary legal status and work in the U.S.
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Siemens raises 2026 outlook, driven by AI and data center demand
The company’s orders grew 10% over last year, led by smart infrastructure activity in the first quarter.
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Applied Materials to pay $252.2M to settle export violations
The semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker’s penalty is the second-highest the Bureau of Industry and Security ever imposed.
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US commits to 15% tariff limit for Taiwan goods
The two countries came to terms on a pact that would also reduce levies on most U.S. goods entering Taiwan and facilitate agricultural and industrial trade.
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Trump administration moves to require 100% domestic materials in EV chargers
Renewable energy advocates say the proposal could further delay the buildout of charging station infrastructure and undermine U.S. competitiveness.
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Manufacturing gained 5,000 jobs in January
However, revised Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed there were more job cuts in 2025 than initially reported.
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NIST awards $3.2M to 8 small businesses to advance key technologies
The awards will support research and development related to artificial intelligence, medical diagnostics, biotechnology, semiconductors, quantum and other key technologies.
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Goodyear fell short in 2025 with $18.3B in sales
The tire and rubber manufacturer completed its transformation plan that saved the company $1.5 billion, but it will continue using the blueprint as it combats tariffs and trade policies.
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Hillenbrand sells to private equity firm in $3.8B deal
The sale to Lone Star Funds makes the industrial equipment manufacturer a privately held company. Hillenbrand has spent the last few years adjusting its portfolio to focus on plastics, food and recycling equipment.
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Cleveland-Cliffs looks to recover after challenging 2025
The steel producer expects to return to a healthy cash flow due in part from facility and asset sales, a pending deal with South Korea-based POSCO and Canada’s new tariff policies.
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Can reshoring deliver manufacturing sustainability benefits?
Manufacturers may be weighing tariff costs, but they’re also assessing whether domestic production investments can help achieve supply chain resilience, procurement and labor goals.
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US, trading partners forge pacts to lock in critical minerals
The EU, Japan and Mexico pledged to cooperate with the U.S. on mining, processing and stockpiling minerals essential to the countries’ industries and economies.
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Amprius Technologies reaches deal to scale US battery cell production
The manufacturing agreement with Nanotech Energy would allow the drone battery maker to comply with sourcing restrictions under the National Defense Authorization Act.
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2025 saw the most industrial M&A deals over $500M since 2021: KPMG
The company’s data shows that the number of high-value mergers and acquisitions steadily increased throughout last year. However, there were fewer deals overall.
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Rockwell Automation confirms Wisconsin factory location, part of $2B US expansion
The facility will house more than 1 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space and allow customers to see its automation and digital solutions in action on-site.
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Stanley Black & Decker beat expectations in 2025, but will reassess prices
The tool manufacturer’s tariff mitigation strategy, which included raising prices, alleviated the duties’ impact. The company will next focus on refining prices as it monitors consumer behavior.
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EPA reconsiders Good Neighbor Plan that limited industrial emissions
The agency seeks to roll back the Biden-era program, which sought to cut ozone-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides from power plants and industrial facilities.
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Texas Instruments to acquire TSMC customer for $7.5B
The deal would reshore Silicon Labs’ integrated circuit manufacturing from Asia-based foundries. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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Trump’s tariffs: Tracking the status of international trade actions
The U.S. has rolled out a deluge of tariffs, sparking responses from trading partners. Here's where each tariff – threatened or realized – currently stands, including updates about the European Union and India.
Updated Feb. 10, 2026
