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Manufacturers plan price hikes over reshoring to combat tariff effects
Industry leaders are displaying “slight optimism” for next year, with increased projections for revenue and capital spending as trade uncertainty settles, according to ISM’s Supply Chain Planning Forecast.
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Ford scraps EV plans, shifts to hybrids, EREVs and low-cost models
The automaker will focus its North American EV development on a new family of smaller, highly efficient and less expensive models.
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Semiconductor industry most concerned by tariffs, trade policy: KPMG
For the first time, supply chain issues overtook talent as industry leaders’ top concern, according to the advisory firm’s 21st annual Global Semiconductor Outlook.
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Roomba maker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeks acquisition by contract manufacturer
iRobot has struggled with sales in recent years amid growing foreign competition and supply chain issues. A China-based manufacturer is looking to buy the company.
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Nissan names VP to oversee US manufacturing overhaul
Victor Taylor will lead operational changes across all three of Nissan's U.S. plants while leading the automaker’s supply chain and production engineering.
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LS Cable & System to invest additional $689M in Virginia
The South Korea-based company is building a manufacturing complex to be operated through three of its subsidiaries in Chesapeake.
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Foxconn and Anthro Energy among latest companies to invest in US facilities
Beverage maker Swire Coca-Cola and tractor firm Bad Boy Mowers are also investing in manufacturing facilities to expand domestic production.
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Commerce Department freezes Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership funds
The move puts more than 100 jobs across the state at risk as a yearslong audit is completed.
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Ford, SK On dissolving BlueOval SK EV battery joint venture
The planned $11.4 billion investment by the two companies included building three manufacturing plants in the U.S.
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Lilly to build $6B weight-loss drug factory in Alabama
This is the third of four planned U.S. manufacturing sites the pharmaceutical giant has unveiled this year, set to bring 450 factory jobs to the Huntsville area.
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Fed trims main rate by quarter point, forecasts one cut in 2026
Policymakers reduced borrowing costs for the third time in 2025 amid persistent signs of cooling in the labor market.
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Manufacturing sees 329K separations in October, 6K job cuts in September
The plastics and rubber products sector was one of the hardest hit. The data release was delayed by the recent government shutdown.
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Deere targets big sales goals as Trump pushes for lower equipment prices
The tractor maker’s Smart Industrial strategy is positioned to help fuel growth and shareholder value over the next five years.
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Trump orders investigation into food supply chains for possible price fixing
Under pressure to address rising grocery costs, the president directed new task forces to determine whether anticompetitive behavior exists, particularly among foreign-owned companies.
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Minnesota updates, adopts PFAS reporting rule
The state’s pollution control agency has modified the regulation in response to an administrative law judge’s critiques. The MPCA has also soft-launched a reporting system that will open to all manufacturers in January 2026.
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Robots, virtualization and grid risks are top of mind for executives
As data centers and robotics come online, the electrical grid is becoming a growing risk for the tech industry, experts said at IFS’ Industrial X Unleashed event in New York City.
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Boeing completes $8.3B Spirit AeroSystems acquisition
Airbus and Composites Technology Research Malaysia have also completed acquisitions of the fuselage maker’s assets, which supply components to both aircraft manufacturers.
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Apple expands manufacturing training program with online courses
The iPhone maker’s Apple Manufacturing Program was previously only available in person in Detroit. The initiative is part of the manufacturer’s $600 billion commitment to boost the advanced manufacturing sector in the U.S.
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US Steel to resume idled blast furnace at Illinois plant
The decision signals a reversal in the company’s September plans to reduce slab production at Granite City Works, in turn bringing back up to 500 jobs.
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Sharpie maker Newell Brands among recent holiday layoffs
Meanwhile, Algoma Steel is shutting down its blast furnace and coke-making operations in the coming months and apparel manufacturer Renfro Brands is closing its Fort Payne, Alabama, factory.
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US Energy Department offers $134M to boost rare earth recovery projects
The agency plans to fund efforts to draw rare earth metals from discarded electronics and other sources to strengthen the domestic critical mineral supply chain.
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Second-chance hiring continues to gain traction among major manufacturers
Companies in multiple sectors have seen positive results from hiring and upskilling formerly incarcerated people. Adjusting recruitment and training approaches can open up a significantly larger talent pool.
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Post-bankruptcy, Wolfspeed receives nearly $700M tax refund from CHIPS Act
The money strengthens the chipmaker’s balance sheet post-bankruptcy and accelerates the production ramp of its 200-millimeter wafers.
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FTC approves Boeing for Spirit AeroSystems acquisition, but with a few conditions
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.
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AI design helping automakers match China’s speed-to-market
Neural Concept is growing its client base by promising production speed, efficiency and razor’s-edge technology.
