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Volvo to expand US construction equipment production
The expansion is part of a $261 million investment to bolster key production sites to mitigate supply chain risks as tariffs evolve and pressure companies.
By Nathan Owens • June 13, 2025 -
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Goodyear to sell synthetic rubber business to private equity firm for $650M
The tire maker’s deal with Gemspring Capital Management includes manufacturing facilities in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, and a research and development site in Akron, Ohio.
By Sara Samora • June 12, 2025 -
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TrendlineControlling rising manufacturing costs
How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive.
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AESC halts construction on $1.6B battery cell facility in South Carolina
The BMW supplier also pulled out its plans to build a second facility for its $1.5 billion expansion at the Florence County site.
By Sara Samora • June 11, 2025 -
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GM plans $4B investment to boost US manufacturing
The automaker aims to increase production of its gas-powered and electric vehicles at its Michigan, Kansas and Tennessee plants over the next two years.
By Eric Walz • June 11, 2025 -
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Cargill invests $90M to automate Colorado beef plant
The technology will provide real-time production insights that can help preserve more meat per cow.
By Sarah Zimmerman • June 11, 2025 -
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Qualcomm to acquire Alphawave Semi for $2.4B
The San Diego-based chipmaker is looking to be a major player in the growth of data centers with its latest acquisition.
By Nathan Owens • June 10, 2025 -
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Manufacturing startup National Resilience to scale back operations
The biopharma company, which launched in 2020 with $800 million in venture funding, is shuttering six underutilized sites.
By Gwendolyn Wu • June 10, 2025 -
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Grillo’s maker expands with $54M pickle factory
The 155,000-square-foot facility is part of a Midwest expansion from Irresistible Foods Group, which broke ground on a nearby King’s Hawaiian bakery operation last year.
By Nathan Owens • June 9, 2025 -
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Kimberly-Clark, Suzano form $3.4B tissue joint venture
The combined company will help alleviate volatile input costs sparked by recent tariffs, the Kleenex tissue maker said.
By Sara Samora • June 6, 2025 -
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Ransomware attacks jumped 46% across industrial sectors: Honeywell
Cybersecurity threats have increased across manufacturing, construction and other sectors, including a surge in activity targeting agriculture and food production.
By Nathan Owens • June 6, 2025 -
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A UAE aluminum giant could bring the US its first new aluminum plant since 1980
The $4 billion smelter in Oklahoma would nearly double domestic aluminum production and is part of a $200 billion basket of recently announced investments between the United States and United Arab Emirates.
By Nathan Owens • June 5, 2025 -
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Materion expands chip materials production to South Korea
The Ohio-based company said the deal would strengthen its position as a leading supplier of tantalum products used in microchips.
By Nathan Owens • June 3, 2025 -
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Manufacturing continues to stall as the industry grapples with tariff uncertainty: PMI
While production rose slightly in May, inventory backlogs dwindled as companies worked through stock pulled forward earlier this year ahead of tariffs.
By Kate Magill • June 2, 2025 -
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Transformer, breaker backlogs persist, despite reshoring progress
Manufacturers have been slow to invest in U.S. capacity amid uncertainty over long-term electricity demand. That’s changing, but there’s a long way to go, experts say.
By Brian Martucci • June 2, 2025 -
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By Joel Burleson-Davis, Chief Technology Officer, Imprivata • June 2, 2025 -
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Trump to increase steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%
The president announced the tariff hikes, which are set to begin Wednesday, while touting Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel during a rally in Pittsburgh.
By Sara Samora • Updated June 3, 2025 -
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Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.
Manufacturers and trade groups are urging the state to extend the forever chemicals reporting deadline, saying they need more time to sift through complex, multitiered supply chains.
By Sara Samora • May 30, 2025 -
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Motorola to acquire defense radio maker for $4.4B
The deal with Silvus Technologies would expand the company’s portfolio to include mobile ad-hoc network devices used by the military for data transmission and communications.
By Nathan Owens • May 30, 2025 -
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Nvidia logs 69% Q1 revenue jump despite Trump export controls
Despite a $4.5 billion loss due to the Trump administration's restrictions on AI chips to China, the company saw skyrocketing data center demand and continues to invest in U.S. production.
By Kate Magill • May 29, 2025 -
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Power enclosure maker AVL to establish its first US plant
The Canada-based company is expanding to meet increased demand for data centers, which use the metal casings to protect their backup power units.
By Nathan Owens • May 29, 2025 -
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Cost cuts, production shifts: How medtech firms are managing tariffs
Medtech manufacturers are leaning on discretionary cost cuts and sales staff reductions, making price hikes a last resort.
By Susan Kelly • May 28, 2025 -
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Experts advise manufacturers to ‘keep it calm, keep it cool’ as tariffs drive uncertainty
Conference speakers from Kearney, Specright and Streamliners Management Consulting urged companies to not act hastily in relocating their operations or cutting ties with their suppliers, saying the tariffs will eventually pass.
By Nathan Owens • May 27, 2025 -
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Trump backs Nippon-US Steel ‘planned partnership’
The president claims the $14 billion agreement will be controlled by the United States and create 70,000 jobs.
By Kate Magill • May 27, 2025 -
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US tractor sales continue to fall amid trade concerns
Despite tariffs and slow demand, industry experts are hopeful for a turnaround with spring planting season underway.
By Nathan Owens • May 27, 2025 -
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How PPE makers strive to continue US production amid trade challenges
Companies are turning to AI and other technologies to better compete against glove and mask suppliers in other countries.
By Nathan Owens • May 22, 2025
