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    Manufacturers pursue employee ownership programs as competitive edge

    Companies such as syrups maker Torani and metal fabricator Valco Industries are using ESOPs to better engage their workforces. 

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    Samsung Biologics, Amgen and Biocon invest in US pharma sites

    International drugmakers are securing domestic deals and investments as tariff pressures complicate trade and raise the cost of goods.

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    Tracking PFAS legislation across the US

    California legislators passed a bill to ban PFAS in food packaging, juvenile products, cookware and other categories. Stay up to date on other pending 2025 legislation across the U.S.

    Updated Sept. 15, 2025
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    EPA releases formal proposal to end Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

    The change would end a 15-year old program that’s set a de facto standard for climate data collection. Industrial facilities previously required to submit data to the program would revert to state or internal disclosure rules.

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    Machinists reject Boeing’s revised offer, strike continues at fighter jet facilities

    The strike at the St. Louis-area plants, which began Aug. 4, now enters its second month. IAM District 837 said the new offer did not include a signing bonus comparable to what workers at other plants have received.

    Updated Sept. 12, 2025
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    Hitachi Rail, GKN Aerospace and other foreign firms move forward with US investments

    Additionally, South Korea-based JS Link and Sweden-based Lamiflex Group are building factories in Georgia and Indiana, respectively.

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    California lawmakers pass bill to expand manufacturing decarbonization projects

    The bill would make thermal energy storage and industrial heat pumps eligible for financial incentives under various state programs.

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    Novo Nordisk to lay off 9,000 workers in major restructuring

    The drugmaker’s new CEO said the moves will help the company be more agile as it deals with competition in the obesity market and a declining stock price. 

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    Will big investment promises bring back US manufacturing?

    The Trump administration is boasting of huge investments by Apple, TSMC and other big companies as “revitalizing” the U.S. manufacturing industry. But factors such as tariffs may get in the way.

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    Mercedes-Benz, LG Energy strike $11B EV battery supply deal

    The two contracts are the largest order to date for the company’s cylindrical 46-series cells, according to news media reports. 

  • A ladle of holt molten iron is poured into a Basic Oxygen Process furnace where it will be transformed into liquid steel.
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    US Steel to cut Illinois mill production, but keep its 800 workers

    The company said it plans to reduce slab processing at its Granite City Works mill and focus on production at other facilities near Pittsburgh and Gary, Indiana.

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    Supreme Court to hear Trump’s tariff legality case in November

    The high court granted an expedited review of an appellate court finding that the president's sweeping tariffs were illegal.

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    Toyota phasing out Lexus ES production at Kentucky plant

    The automaker is moving the Lexus ES and ES hybrid sedan operations back to Japan, while the Georgetown manufacturing site will continue building its Camry and RAV4 hybrid models.

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    Intel CFO talks 14A production, says US stake removes CHIPS grant ‘handcuffs’

    Executive David Zinsner told investors last week that the company is taking a more disciplined business approach and building capacity to better reflect customer demand.

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    Feds vow more raids after 475 arrested at Hyundai, LG Energy jobsite

    Federal agents detained hundreds of South Korean workers at the companies’ upcoming joint battery plant located near the automaker’s EV manufacturing hub in Ellabell, Georgia.

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    FTC drops Biden-era noncompete ban but promises continued enforcement

    Industries “plagued by thickets of noncompete agreements” will soon see warning letters from the agency, its chairman said Friday.

  • Five people carrying signs that say IAM District 837 is striking against Boeing.
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    Manufacturing sees 12,000 job losses in August

    Transportation equipment lost more than 14,000 jobs, the most of any manufacturing sector, driven by worker strikes at Boeing, GE Aerospace and others, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

  • An aerial view of the Kingsboro Business Park in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where Natron Energy was slated to build its next battery factory.
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    Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

    The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities in Michigan and California have also closed.

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    Hitachi unveils $1B grid manufacturing investment, including Virginia transformer factory

    The new $457 million transformer production facility in South Boston, Virginia, is expected to begin operations in 2028.

  • Three people holding up strike signs in front of a Boeing sign.
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    Boeing begins hiring to replace striking workers at Missouri, Illinois plants

    The plane maker is taking the next step into its contingency plan as it remains deadlocked in contract negotiations with IAM District 837, which represents over 3,200 employees at its St. Louis-area fighter jet plants.

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    Small Business Administration unveils loan program for small manufacturers

    Eligible borrowers will be able to access revolving credit of up to $5 million for working capital needs, effective Oct. 1, and use the funds in tandem with other SBA and commercial loans.

  • U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office at the White House.
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    US enacts Japan tariff deal

    President Donald Trump clarified the 15% rate will generally not stack, and that some aircraft, mineral and pharmaceutical products may soon qualify for exclusions.

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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.

    Updated Sept. 8, 2025
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    Opinion

    How to bridge the AI skills gap to power industrial innovation

    A Kyndryl survey found that the majority of manufacturing leaders don’t think their workforce is ready to embrace artificial intelligence. Onofrio Pirrotta outlines the best practices for adapting to this major technology change.

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    Asus pivots production to Southeast Asia to ease tariffs

    The company has moved over 90% of its motherboard and PC production to Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.