193 articles by Nathan Owens

• US manufacturing activity drops to lowest point of 2025: PMI

  Jan. 6, 2026

• NIST commits $20M to strengthen AI in manufacturing

  Dec. 23, 2025

• By the numbers: 2025 manufacturing trends

  Dec. 23, 2025

• What Trump’s $901B defense law means for manufacturing

  Dec. 19, 2025

• Sensor maker Luminar Technologies files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, pursues chip business sale

  Dec. 17, 2025

• Roomba maker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeks acquisition by contract manufacturer

  Dec. 16, 2025

• Foxconn and Anthro Energy among latest companies to invest in US facilities

  Dec. 15, 2025

• Commerce Department freezes Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership funds

  Dec. 12, 2025

• Lilly to build $6B weight-loss drug factory in Alabama

  Dec. 11, 2025

• Deere targets big sales goals as Trump pushes for lower equipment prices

  Dec. 10, 2025

• Robots, virtualization and grid risks are top of mind for executives

  Dec. 9, 2025

• US Steel to resume idled blast furnace at Illinois plant

  Dec. 8, 2025

• Sharpie maker Newell Brands among recent holiday layoffs

  Dec. 5, 2025

• Post-bankruptcy, Wolfspeed receives nearly $700M tax refund from CHIPS Act

  Dec. 4, 2025

• House lawmakers pass bill to double SBA loan limits for manufacturers

  Dec. 3, 2025

• Nvidia takes $2B stake in Synopsys as part of expanded partnership

  Dec. 2, 2025

• AstraZeneca to invest $2B in Maryland manufacturing expansion

  Dec. 1, 2025

• Deere’s challenging 2025 ends on a high note

  Nov. 26, 2025

• US robotics maker urges manufacturing reforms, citing cost concerns

  Nov. 25, 2025

• Novartis to build manufacturing hub in North Carolina with $771M investment

  Nov. 21, 2025

• Rockwell Automation to build Wisconsin factory as part of $2B US expansion

  Nov. 20, 2025

• GlobalFoundries among chipmakers looking to support physical AI, automotive advancements

  Nov. 19, 2025

• More than $5B in frozen SBA loans begin to thaw as government reopens

  Nov. 17, 2025

• IFS, Anthropic partner on AI for industrial frontline workers

  Nov. 14, 2025

• CNH navigated Q3 declines as tariffs and slow demand hurt profits

  Nov. 10, 2025

• US Steel outlines $14B domestic investment plan with Nippon Steel

  Nov. 6, 2025

• Chip industry supplier Entegris reshores wafer carrier manufacturing to Colorado

  Nov. 5, 2025

• Kimberly-Clark, Kenvue’s $48.7B deal among recent multibillion-dollar M&A

  Nov. 4, 2025

• US manufacturing dips despite improved demand: PMI

  Nov. 3, 2025

• Caterpillar posts all-time Q3 sales record of $17.6B despite tariffs

  Oct. 30, 2025

• Nucor rides ‘tsunami of earnings power,’ citing data center buildouts

  Oct. 29, 2025

• Hasbro, Mattel signal retail orders to bounce back for the holidays

  Oct. 28, 2025

• Intel’s Q3 earnings surge following US government investment

  Oct. 24, 2025

• Texas Instruments signals ‘slower’ semiconductor market recovery

  Oct. 23, 2025

• Eos Energy to spend $353M to establish factory, relocate HQ to Pittsburgh area

  Oct. 22, 2025

• Cleveland-Cliffs eyes rare earth metals opportunity at Midwest mines

  Oct. 21, 2025

• Toyota and other manufacturers invest to fill child care void for workers

  Oct. 6, 2025

• Amgen to expand US drug production with $650M investment

  Sept. 30, 2025

• Commerce Department looks to add tariffs on robotics, sparking industry concerns

  Sept. 29, 2025

• US Steel approves $300M in factory investments, JD Fields expands to Maryland

  Sept. 26, 2025

• Former factory worker sues Tesla after robotic arm knocks him unconscious

  Sept. 25, 2025

• Lilly to build $6.5B Houston factory for its first obesity pill

  Sept. 24, 2025

• Locomotive maker Wabtec lands $4.2B deal with Kazakhstan

  Sept. 23, 2025

• FTC approves Nvidia’s $5B stake in Intel

  Sept. 19, 2025

• Lilly to build $5B cancer drug facility in Virginia

  Sept. 18, 2025

• PwC survey says the next industrial revolution is near. Are companies ready for it?

  Sept. 17, 2025

• Cadence Design Systems to spend $3.2B on Hexagon’s simulations tech

  Sept. 16, 2025

• Samsung Biologics, Amgen and Biocon invest in US pharma sites

  Sept. 15, 2025

• Gov. Newsom signs bill to expand manufacturing decarbonization projects

  Sept. 11, 2025

• US Steel to cut Illinois mill production, but keep its 800 workers

  Sept. 10, 2025

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

  Sept. 9, 2025

• Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

  Sept. 8, 2025

• Small Business Administration unveils loan program for small manufacturers

  Sept. 5, 2025

• Amkor relocates $2B semiconductor facility to larger Arizona site

  Sept. 4, 2025

• Nvidia Q2 revenue surged 56% YoY on data center-related sales

  Sept. 3, 2025

• August manufacturing activity flat as tariff uncertainty looms: PMI

  Sept. 2, 2025

• August expansions, deals and openings from Roche, Arclin, Toto and more

  Aug. 28, 2025

• J&J earmarks $2B for Fujifilm’s North Carolina facility

  Aug. 26, 2025

• US government to take 10% stake in Intel with CHIPS funding

  Aug. 25, 2025

• Saving emissions and lives: The case for electrifying manufacturing equipment

  Aug. 22, 2025

• Ecolab to acquire ultra-pure water business for $1.8B to support chips production

  Aug. 20, 2025

• Softbank offers lifeline to Intel with $2B investment

  Aug. 19, 2025

• Deere to lay off 238 Midwest workers amid struggling tractor market

  Aug. 18, 2025

• Grinding gears: Tractor makers keep output low amid weak sales

  Aug. 15, 2025

• Manufacturing-focused SPAC backed by Trump brothers seeks $300M IPO

  Aug. 12, 2025

• Century Aluminum to restart production in South Carolina, citing Trump’s tariffs

  Aug. 11, 2025

• Semiconductor industry reacts to tariff plans; Trump targets Intel CEO

  Aug. 8, 2025

• No fun: Mattel, Hasbro face retailer delays, tariff costs

  Aug. 7, 2025

• Caterpillar warns of $1.5B tariff hit as machinery prices slide

  Aug. 6, 2025

• Qualcomm Q3 revenue up 10% as it expands into smart glasses and AI computers

  July 31, 2025

• Stanley Black & Decker to raise prices again, navigate $800M tariff impact

  July 30, 2025

• This ‘boring’ tariff strategy can make a huge difference, experts say

  July 29, 2025

• Intel to cut 25% of its workforce, scrap European manufacturing projects

  July 25, 2025

• Texas Instruments’ earnings outlook stirs confusion, signals soft demand

  July 23, 2025

• Investor-backed developer circles rural California county for advanced manufacturing hub

  July 22, 2025

• Cleveland-Cliffs looks to sell idle steel plants to data center developers

  July 21, 2025

• Chip design software firm Synopsys completes $35B deal

  July 17, 2025

• Rolls-Royce invests $75M in South Carolina engine plant

  July 16, 2025

• Long-standing tractor makers Agco and TAFE settle their disputes

  July 15, 2025

• Intel layoffs exceed 5,000 across US

  July 11, 2025

• Intel plans to lay off more than 500 Oregon workers

  July 9, 2025

• Recently passed California bill defangs its environmental code to spur chip production

  July 8, 2025

• Industry leaders rave about the tax cuts in Trump’s megabill

  July 7, 2025

• Trump’s megabill is in the final stages of debate. What’s in it for manufacturers?

  July 2, 2025

• US manufacturing activity improved in June, but sentiment remains low

  July 1, 2025

• US manufacturing is in ‘pretty bad shape.’ MIT hopes to change that.

  June 30, 2025

• Continental’s automotive group creates semiconductor unit

  June 27, 2025

• Intel to shutter its automotive business, lay off department employees

  June 26, 2025

• Volvo CE to sell off ownership in China-based SDLG

  June 25, 2025

• Wolfspeed files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  June 24, 2025

• US tractor slump continues as Canada sales rise

  June 23, 2025

• Jabil picks North Carolina for $500M AI facility

  June 20, 2025

• Texas Instruments plans to invest $60B in semiconductor fabs

  June 18, 2025

• Deere must face FTC’s right-to-repair lawsuit, judge rules

  June 16, 2025

• Volvo to expand US construction equipment production

  June 13, 2025

• Qualcomm to acquire Alphawave Semi for $2.4B

  June 10, 2025

• Grillo’s maker expands with $54M pickle factory

  June 9, 2025

• Ransomware attacks jumped 46% across industrial sectors: Honeywell

  June 6, 2025

• ​​​​​​​A UAE aluminum giant could bring the US its first new aluminum plant since 1980

  June 5, 2025

• Deere buys Minnesota drone technology startup

  June 4, 2025

• Materion expands chip materials production to South Korea

  June 3, 2025

• The Commerce Department recalled funding for 6 manufacturing tech hubs. What happens next?

  June 2, 2025

• Motorola to acquire defense radio maker for $4.4B

  May 30, 2025

• Power enclosure maker AVL to establish its first US plant

  May 29, 2025

• Experts advise manufacturers to ‘keep it calm, keep it cool’ as tariffs drive uncertainty

  May 27, 2025

• US tractor sales continue to fall amid trade concerns

  May 27, 2025

• How PPE makers strive to continue US production amid trade challenges

  May 22, 2025

• Samsung to acquire cooling systems provider FläktGroup to meet data center demand

  May 19, 2025

• Deere details $500M tariffs impact

  May 16, 2025

• Saudi Arabia is investing $600B in the US. What’s in it for manufacturing?

  May 15, 2025

• Cadence Design Systems raises outlook after strong Q1

  May 14, 2025

• Stanley Black & Decker raises prices to mitigate tariff impacts

  May 13, 2025

• Small Business Administration boosts manufacturing funding efforts

  May 12, 2025

• The limitations of AI in chip manufacturing

  May 9, 2025

• Tractor makers CNH, Agco face sales headwinds amid economic slowdown

  May 5, 2025

• Caterpillar braces for $350M tariff hit on Q2 sales

  May 2, 2025

• Merck invests $1B in Delaware drug manufacturing facility

  April 30, 2025

• The Trump administration restored Manufacturing Extension Partnership funding. Will it stick?

  April 29, 2025

• Regeneron expands US manufacturing with $3B Fujifilm partnership

  April 28, 2025

• Thermo Fisher commits $2B to US manufacturing

  April 25, 2025

• Tracking tariffs: The latest frontier in AI

  April 24, 2025

• Caterpillar pledges $100M to upskill workforce in AI era

  April 23, 2025

• Cranky the robot and shorter work weeks: What manufacturers see as the value of AI

  April 22, 2025

• Siemens acquires DownStream Technologies

  April 11, 2025

• Food manufacturers look to stay agile amid tariff uncertainty, experts say

  April 10, 2025

• Trump cuts funding for 10 Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs

  April 9, 2025

• CNH resumes North America tractor shipments after temporary pause

  April 8, 2025

• How COVID-19 changed US manufacturing: 5 years later

  April 7, 2025

• Industry mixed on Trump’s blanket tariffs

  April 3, 2025

• ExxonMobil to upgrade Louisiana plant with over $100M investment

  April 1, 2025

• Ski-Doo maker BRP expects $40M impact from tariffs

  March 31, 2025

• Siemens completes $10B Altair deal to boost AI

  March 28, 2025

• McCormick weighs price hikes to tackle tariff impacts

  March 27, 2025

• Perdue Farms seeks to dismiss PFAS lawsuit again

  March 26, 2025

• CSW Industrials completes acquisition of Aspen Manufacturing for $313.5M

  March 25, 2025

• Deere dissects FTC’s right-to-repair lawsuit

  March 24, 2025

• Merck to close Pennsylvania plant, lay off 163

  March 20, 2025

• Nvidia details AI roadmap with new chips, robots and more

  March 19, 2025

• Small Business Administration launches ‘Made in America’ manufacturing effort

  March 17, 2025

• India-based Syngene acquires its first US biologics site

  March 14, 2025

• Intel taps new CEO

  March 13, 2025

• Deere shareholders vote down anti-DEI proposal

  March 12, 2025

• CNH lays off nearly 400 as tractor demand wanes

  March 11, 2025

• ABB to invest $120M in US manufacturing

  March 10, 2025

• Trump wants to end the ‘horrible, horrible’ CHIPS Act. It’s not that simple.

  March 7, 2025

• Swiss cement giant Holcim completes North American spinoff

  March 6, 2025

• Battery maker Clarios unveils $6B investment in US manufacturing

  March 5, 2025

• Fertilizer maker Two Rivers Terminal fined $394K following worker death

  March 4, 2025

• Intel delays Ohio chip project again to 2031

  March 3, 2025

• Stanley Black & Decker sues Stanley drinkware maker over use of name

  Feb. 28, 2025

• Deere lays off 119 workers at Iowa plant

  Feb. 26, 2025

• Paris Baguette plans its first US bakery plant

  Feb. 26, 2025

• Flex expands power manufacturing with Dallas plant

  Feb. 25, 2025

• Apple to invest more than $500B in US manufacturing

  Feb. 24, 2025

• Chip design software maker Cadence revenue skyrockets with AI demand

  Feb. 21, 2025

• OLEDWorks, JDI to build US display manufacturing plant

  Feb. 20, 2025

• Lyten inks deals with sulfur suppliers for battery manufacturing

  Feb. 19, 2025

• Deere’s sales slump 35% as tariffs impacts loom

  Feb. 18, 2025

• TE Connectivity acquires Richards Manufacturing in $2.3B deal

  Feb. 13, 2025

• CBD gummy maker brings production in-house

  Feb. 12, 2025

• Agco raises tariff concerns as inventory issues persist

  Feb. 11, 2025

• Stanley Black & Decker continues to cut China production as tariffs emerge

  Feb. 10, 2025

• Kore Power nixes plans for $1.25B battery plant in Arizona

  Feb. 6, 2025

• China targets US farm equipment with latest tariffs

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Cargill, Foster Farms to close turkey plants as demand wanes

  Feb. 4, 2025

• Perdue Farms to shutter Tennessee chicken plant

  Jan. 27, 2025

• Meat plant workers face increased health risks: USDA

  Jan. 21, 2025

• Bridgestone extends buyouts to Iowa tractor factory workers

  Jan. 16, 2025

• Deere lays off 75 workers at Iowa tractor plant

  Jan. 9, 2025

• Butterball to shutter Arkansas turkey plant, lay off 180 workers

  Dec. 11, 2024

• McDonald’s sues Tyson, JBS and other beef producers for allegedly fixing prices

  Oct. 14, 2024

• JBS unlocks renewable gas production at US beef and poultry plants

  Sept. 25, 2024

• Cargill buys 2 feed mills from a pet food company

  Sept. 12, 2024

• Tyson cuts more jobs at North Carolina chicken plant

  Aug. 20, 2024

• Deere turns to layoffs, manufacturing cuts to weather demand downturn

  Aug. 19, 2024

• Deere lays off salaried workers as sales tank

  July 29, 2024

• Tyson agrees to sell Georgia poultry complex

  July 18, 2024

• Deere lays off 345 more workers in Iowa

  July 15, 2024

• Agco to lay off 6% of workforce, citing ‘weakening demand’

  July 1, 2024

• Cargill to lay off 178 workers ahead of California meat plant sale

  June 24, 2024

• Smithfield buys dry sausage plant from Cargill

  June 10, 2024

• Deere lowers profit outlook as equipment sales slow

  May 23, 2024

• Deere lays off 190 more workers at Iowa plant

  May 22, 2024

• Deere lays off 34 more workers in Illinois

  May 14, 2024

• Cal-Maine ceases operations at Texas facility after bird flu detected

  April 3, 2024

• Cargill to lay off more than 100 workers from Nashville meat plant

  Feb. 7, 2024

• Tyson opens $355 million high-tech bacon plant in Kentucky

  Jan. 30, 2024

• Tyson to shutter 2 more processing plants as earnings woes mount

  Nov. 14, 2023

• Cargill completes Ohio soybean plant expansion

  Nov. 6, 2023

• California poultry processors face preliminary injunction for violating child labor laws

  Nov. 3, 2023

• ADM rethinks scope of $300M plant-based investment

  Nov. 1, 2023

• Deere lays off more than 200 workers in Illinois

  Sept. 25, 2023

• Potential Hormel strike looms after Minnesota workers reject contract offer

  Sept. 22, 2023