Sara Samora
ReporterSara Samora has been a reporter for Manufacturing Dive since it launched in 2022, covering the chemicals, defense and aerospace sectors. She previously served as the military veterans reporter for Stars and Stripes in Washington, D.C.
Sara, a native Texan, also worked at the Houston Business Journal and the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. She has an M.S. from Columbia Journalism School and a B.A. from the University of Houston, where she won an award from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
Sara served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009 to 2013, working as an administrator in Okinawa, Japan, and Camp Pendleton, California. She currently serves on the advisory council of Military Veterans in Journalism and was named one of the Top 10 Veterans in Journalism in 2022.
You can reach her at [email protected], via Signal at sarasamora.01 and on LinkedIn.
732 articles by Sara Samora
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Salient Motion CEO plans ‘many more’ factories for defense components
Oct. 26, 2026 -
3M expands collaboration with Amazon, forms GSEO partnership
Oct. 22, 2026 -
Lockheed, Pentagon reach $7B F-35 fighter jet deal
Oct. 22, 2026 -
Lawsuit accuses Essity, Edgewell, J&J of violating PFAS ban in California
Oct. 20, 2026 -
Avio’s plan to meet the US’ solid rocket motors demand
Oct. 16, 2026 -
Campbell’s funds new advanced manufacturing training program in Milwaukee
Oct. 15, 2026 -
Raytheon secures 2 Pentagon contracts worth $30.7B combined
Oct. 13, 2026 -
Thousands of manufacturing layoffs announced in September
Oct. 9, 2026 -
Wolfspeed signs $1.5B DOD loan for semiconductor production, R&D
Oct. 8, 2026 -
Anduril, US Navy to build $6.6B shipyard in Maryland
Oct. 7, 2026 -
Boeing nabs $14.7B PAC-3 MSE component contract from Lockheed Martin
Oct. 6, 2026 -
Defense, data centers and AI driving private equity manufacturing investments
Oct. 5, 2026 -
Manufacturing industry adds 9K jobs in September
Oct. 2, 2026 -
Nearly 10K Boeing workers ratify contract, avoiding West Coast strike
Oct. 1, 2026 -
Newsom signs California explosive chemical safety legislation
Oct. 1, 2026 -
Private investment gaps persist in US defense: AIA, Bain report
Sept. 30, 2026 -
Salient Motion establishes precision ball screw manufacturing segment
Sept. 29, 2026 -
Defense Department expands workforce development program to 3 states
Sept. 28, 2026 -
Amazon, US Steel, Pirelli and others make facility investments
Sept. 25, 2026 -
Lego to spend $400M expanding manufacturing facility in Mexico
Sept. 24, 2026 -
Federal judge blocks New Mexico’s PFAS label mandate
Sept. 23, 2026 -
Hanwha Defense to establish $2.2B manufacturing campus in Arkansas
Sept. 22, 2026 -
GM delivers first PAC-3 components to Lockheed Martin
Sept. 21, 2026 -
Manufacturing output down in August; investments by Reckitt, Hitachi
Sept. 18, 2026 -
4 states open manufacturing workforce facilities, expand programs
Sept. 17, 2026