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. 

By Hollie Stephens • Sept. 15, 2025

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.

By Sara Samora • Sept. 12, 2025

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Manufacturers Get Creative With Workforce Development

Apprenticeships, second-chance hiring programs, employee ownership plans and other approaches are being used to attract a resilient manufacturing workforce. Read up on the latest trends.

By Manufacturing Dive staff

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. 

By Kristin Jensen • Sept. 12, 2025

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.

By Sara Samora • Updated Sept. 12, 2025

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.

By Sara Samora • Sept. 10, 2025

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.

By Nathan Owens • Sept. 10, 2025

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.

By Zachary Phillips • Sept. 9, 2025

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.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 9, 2025

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.

By Sara Samora • Sept. 8, 2025

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.

By Nathan Owens • Sept. 8, 2025

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.

By Sara Samora • Sept. 5, 2025

Danone to spend millions on Ohio plant expansion amid ‘explosive growth’ in yogurt

The Oikos maker is reaping the benefits of consumer interest in products rich in protein, probiotics and other nutrients.

By Christopher Doering • Sept. 3, 2025

August manufacturing activity flat as tariff uncertainty looms: PMI

Production fell 3.6 percentage points over the previous month, wiping out gains from new orders, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

By Nathan Owens • Sept. 2, 2025

How AI-powered CMMS helps plants do more with less amid labor shortages

Do more with less: how AI-powered CMMS supports leaner, smarter maintenance teams.

By Geraldo Signorini, Tractian • Sept. 2, 2025

Advanced manufacturing expansion opens opportunities for rural area schools

Industry partnerships and career and technical education are crucial to prepare students for work in this growing field, a recent report stated.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Aug. 28, 2025

The private equity firm that wants to revitalize US manufacturing

Manufacturing Revitalization Corporation of America has a unique approach of employee ownership as its exit strategy. Cofounder Jason Azevedo and DTC lead Elton Rivas talk about evolving costs, consumer trends and more.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 28, 2025

Over 600 workers begin strike at 2 GE Aerospace facilities

The Boeing engine supplier will continue to provide benefits to the striking union members at its sites in Ohio and Kentucky in accordance with the law, according to the company's website.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 28, 2025

Commerce Department cuts $7.4B CHIPS funding from Natcast

Secretary Howard Lutnick accused the Biden administration of violating a law that prohibits the federal government from establishing an entity not included in the CHIPS and Science Act.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 27, 2025

How Bigbelly reshored its waste and recycling bin operations from Mexico

What started as a college idea about solar compactors has evolved into one of the more recognizable public space waste container brands. Bigbelly doubled production in recent years and sees more growth ahead.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 27, 2025

ChemForward, Apple launch screening tool to protect electronics manufacturing workers

Employees use cleaners and degreasers to remove contaminants during electronics or semiconductor production, constantly exposing them to industrial solvents that could cause cancer, irritation and other illnesses.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 25, 2025

The future of manufacturing belongs to systems thinkers

Licensys’ Matteo Neri urges industry leaders to look beyond efficiency and take a broader view about how to define operational excellence in a constantly changing world.

By Matteo Neri • Aug. 21, 2025

Deere to lay off 238 Midwest workers amid struggling tractor market

The company is making the cuts after reporting sales and income declines in the latest quarter. An Illinois agency also erroneously reported that hundreds more workers would be affected.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 18, 2025

GE Appliances to invest $3B in US manufacturing

The funds will help the front-load washer manufacturer continue to reshore production from Mexico and China. The company’s first phase of its plans will focus on plants located in Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 14, 2025

DOL to provide $30M in training grants on AI, skilled trades

The federal funds aim to help address critical workforce shortages nationwide, including in manufacturing.

By Ginger Christ • Aug. 14, 2025

Trump nominates new BLS head after report says 11K manufacturing jobs lost in July

The job cuts align with reduced activity across sectors amid trade uncertainty, experts said. Semiconductors, automotive, machinery, beverage, tobacco and leather manufacturing collectively lost more than 2,000 jobs last month.

By Sara Samora • Aug. 13, 2025