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  • Aerial view of the planned Scout Motors EV plant in Blythewood, South Carolina.
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    3 manufacturing megaprojects delayed by labor, permitting issues

    Teams have hit pause on Scout Motors’ $2 billion EV plant in South Carolina and American Battery Factory’s $1.2 billion facility in Arizona.

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    Sponsored by Lumavate

    Importance of centralizing product data and digital assets

    Accurate product information is critical for success for every manufacturer. Learn more about the benefits of centralizing your product data and digital assets. 

  • A person squeezes solution from a bottle into a COVID-19 test card.
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    White House awards $600M to COVID-19 test makers

    A dozen domestic test manufacturers will increase production capacity as cases rise and the U.S. again offers at-home tests.

  • A combine is displayed outside of Deere's Harvester Works factory where it is manufactured in East Moline, Illinois.
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    Deere lays off more than 200 workers in Illinois

    The agriculture equipment giant is making changes to balance its production workforce with the needs of its Harvester Works factory in East Moline.

  • Customers browse inside an Apple Inc. store in on January 3, 2019 in Shenzhen, China.
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    More than 300 Apple manufacturers have commited to clean energy

    The device maker also released its first carbon-neutral devices as it closes on its goal of dramatically cutting emissions in its supply chain.

  • International Paper holds a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of its newest state-of-the-art corrugated packaging facility in Atglen, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 15, 2023.
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    International Paper, Pratt Industries open corrugated packaging facilities

    The International Paper factory will make food, beverage and e-commerce packaging, while new machinery at Pratt’s site will produce 1,500 tons of paper a day for corrugated boxes.

  • Cans of spam are seen at a wholesale grocery store.
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    Potential Hormel strike looms after Minnesota workers reject contract offer

    Union members at the Spam maker’s largest facility say the company’s “record profits are just wages not shared fairly with the rest of us,” joining workers around the country in a fight for improved benefits and pay.

  • Contract drug manufacturer Samsung Biologics' fourth plant in Songdo, South Korea.
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    Samsung Biologics and Bristol Myers Squibb expand partnership

    The $241 million agreement includes large-scale production of an antibody cancer drug substance at the contract drug maker’s largest South Korea facility.

  • The inside of a PLZ manufacturing facility.
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    PLZ CCO Kathy Elkey talks technology integration in contract manufacturing

    The executive is using AI and automation to boost efficiency in the aerosol and chemical production business.

  • General Motors Fairfax Assembly plant.
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    GM idles Kansas plant as UAW strike’s ‘ripple effect’ takes hold

    Parts shortages caused by an ongoing strike at General Motors’ Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri led to the decision.

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    Retrieved from Mercedes-Benz Group on September 20, 2023
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    UAW workers strike Mercedes-Benz supplier in Alabama

    The United Auto Workers’ negotiations with the ZF Group plant in Tuscaloosa are local but part of a larger UAW push for better pay and benefits.

  • A close up view of a glass bottle filled with soy oil on a rustic wooden table with a bowl with dried soybeans on its left.
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    Incobrasa Industries breaks ground on $250M Illinois soybean plant expansion

    The expansion is part of the soybean processor and biodiesel maker’s push to increase production capacity.

  • Close-up of GF semiconductor wafer
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    GlobalFoundries and Defense Department sign $3.1B chip supply deal

    The agreement is part of the Biden administration's push to increase national security in semiconductor manufacturing.

  • Hershey, Reese's
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    Hershey expands executive ranks with first chief technology officer

    Deepak Bhatia, who previously worked at Amazon, brings expertise in automation, supply chain and artificial intelligence to the candy maker.

  • UAW president Shawn Fain speaks with union members outside of Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant.
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    UAW to expand strike noon Friday if Big Three talks don’t progress

    “Autoworkers have waited long enough to make things right at the Big Three. We're not waiting around, and we're not messing around,” United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said.

  • The inside of one of Schneider Electric's El Paso, Texas, manufacturing facilities.
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    Schneider Electric opens fourth El Paso, Texas, factory

    The electrical equipment plant will produce voltage electrical products as the company looks to grow its U.S. manufacturing capacity.

  • A white building with rectangle windows and a Joby signs on each side and an airplane on the left side.
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    Courtesy of Joby Aviation.

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    Joby Aviation to build $500M Ohio air taxi plant

    The facility will build, test and fly eVTOL air taxis that will be used for commercial passenger flights.

  • Bottles of Clorox bleach on a supermarket shelf.
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    Clorox warns of product shortages a month after disclosing cyberattack

    The household product maker expects to return to automated order processing starting next week, with plans to ramp up production over time.

  • Steel vehicle body panels at a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.
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    Mercedes-Benz strikes deal for US-made steel with Steel Dynamics

    The steelmaker will provide more than 50,000 metric tons of the material a year to the automaker. 

  • United Auto Workers members rally.
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    UAW rejects Stellantis’ 21% pay raise proposal

    The White House is sending a team to Detroit early this week to help end the United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three, according to news reports.

  • Silver industrial tools for milling and drilling machines on a white background.
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    Kennametal to close up to 5 plants as it seeks $100M in cost savings

    The machinery maker plans to keep investing in factories and use automation where it makes sense, executives said.

  • An adult sits on their bedroom floor with their head in their hands; they are suffering from depression
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    How to ensure deskless workers use their mental health benefits

    The challenge isn’t so much that deskless workers don’t receive mental health benefits. It’s that they may face pain points in accessing them, experts said.

  • An upclose of a small pile of chopped up recycled metal laying on a white ground.
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    Courtesy of BASF SE.

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    BASF, Nanotech Energy team up to produce lithium-ion batteries with recycled metals

    The companies will also work with American Battery Technology Co. and Toda Advanced Materials to build a North America-based battery value chain.

  • A view from a silver catwalk of Upside Foods' bioreactors in its EPIC facility and the stairs and walkway for people to access the tops of the machines.
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    Upside Foods to build $141M Illinois plant

    The Glenview site will be the cultivated meat maker's first large-scale production facility.

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    Opinion

    A path to more sustainable chip manufacturing

    Establishing benchmark metrics and onshoring production are key ways companies can reduce their carbon footprint.

  • United Auto Workers members marching.
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    UAW goes on strike against GM, Ford, Stellantis

    Union members walked off the job at midnight at three targeted plants after failing to reach a deal with the Big Three automakers.