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Ohio MEP misused award funds, reported inaccurate financials: NIST OIG
In an audit, the NIST Office of Inspector General questioned $20.9 million in costs and identified $2.8 million in underreported income, saying the MEP failed to comply with program terms and conditions.
By Jeff Kinney • Aug. 25, 2026 -
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Cleveland-Cliffs to invest $1B in Middletown blast furnace
The move walks back a previous plan to replace the facility’s coal-powered infrastructure with low-emissions technology funded by federal tax dollars, environmental groups said.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 24, 2026 -
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Check out some of our publication’s top stories so far in 2026.
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Sponsored by METTLER TOLEDOHow to choose the right scale for manufacturing applications
By aligning capabilities with application requirements, fit-for-purpose scales provide reliable results while minimizing waste, rework, and unnecessary costs.
By McKenna Schultz • Aug. 24, 2026 -
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Sponsored by RittalDigital twins: How Eplan and Rittal turn design efficiency into business growth
The gap between what teams design and what they can build is the real cost center in manufacturing, and most companies don’t put a number on it.
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The compliance answer was never the hard part. Defending it is.
Why manufacturers can find a regulatory answer in seconds, but still can’t defend it in an audit.
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Deere lifts sales guidance, bolstered by data center construction
Orders for bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving equipment are largely full for the rest of the year. The company also recognized $110 million in tariff refunds during the third quarter.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 21, 2026 -
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Tesla looks to build $10B solar cell manufacturing site in Texas
The automaker is evaluating multiple states for Project Crystal Sun. The Fort Bend County site would create more than 9,712 jobs and begin construction as soon as this year.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 20, 2026 -
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Illinois bill streamlines manufacturing career paths for high schoolers
The legislation aims to ensure students have access to hands-on training for jobs in CNC machining, welding and other fields.
By Jeff Kinney • Aug. 20, 2026 -
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Q&ANew materials are key to manufacturing innovation: Z-Polymers
CEO Mike Zimmerman spoke about the challenges of developing and commercializing new materials, including problems related to funding, scale-up and the labor force.
By Jeff Kinney • Aug. 18, 2026 -
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Ford plans to phase out China-built Lincoln models for the US
The move aligns with the automaker’s goal to ramp up domestic manufacturing and anticipates it will create thousands of jobs in the country.
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Veolia sues Delaware manufacturers over PFAS in drinking water
The company, which operates a large water treatment plant, wants to recover capital and operating costs for a granular activated carbon treatment process completed in 2025.
By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 13, 2026 -
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Stanley Black & Decker to invest $1B across US manufacturing, R&D
The Dewalt and Craftsman tools maker is also making progress on its goal to spend $60 million on its skilled trades training programs.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 13, 2026 -
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Federal investigators say US Steel explosion ‘should never have happened’
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board identified issues that led to worker deaths and injuries at the steelmaker’s Clairton Works facility last year.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 12, 2026 -
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Samsung SDI acquires GM’s stake in EV battery plant in Indiana
With General Motors’ divestment, the facility will become the South Korea-based manufacturer’s first wholly-owned factory in North America.
By Eric Walz • Aug. 12, 2026 -
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Boeing selling 3 subsidiaries to Archer Aviation, taking minority stake
The electric air taxi manufacturer will acquire eVTOL maker Wisk Aero, drone company Insitu, and air traffic software firm Skygrid, to form an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense.
By Sara Samora • Aug. 11, 2026 -
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Century Aluminum says Oklahoma smelter on track despite local pushback
The company is expecting to benefit from the Trump administration’s onshoring program, which offers a reduced tariff rate of 25% for primary aluminum imports as a result of the project. The smelter is slated for completion in 2029.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 11, 2026 -
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Experts call FCC’s block on foreign robotics a nearshoring tactic
While cyber threats are a growing risk to national security, the agency’s sweeping block on humanoids, quadrupeds and mobile robot imports could reinvigorate domestic suppliers.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 7, 2026 -
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GlobalFoundries drives Q2 revenue to $1.79B, completes Synopsys deal
Revenue exceeded the high end of guidance ranges, driven in part by 60% year-over-year growth in the communications infrastructure and data center end market.
By Jeff Kinney • Aug. 7, 2026 -
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Steris to invest $600M in North Carolina manufacturing hub
The Dublin-based company plans to relocate some existing U.S. operations to the new 600,000-square-foot campus in the coming years.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 6, 2026 -
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Caterpillar sales surpass $20B as data center generators take off
The industrial equipment maker saw stronger-than-expected North American construction sales and continued momentum for AI-related infrastructure. A $392 million tariff refund also bolstered profits.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 5, 2026 -
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Q&AHow Loftware uses AI to streamline packaging and labeling
Artificial intelligence is helping companies track what is actually in the packages they ship to avoid costly delays and mistakes, Loftware CEO Jim Bureau said.
By Jeff Kinney • Aug. 4, 2026 -
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US Steel emerges as growth driver one year after Nippon Steel deal
The Japan-based company raised its full-year guidance, citing a U.S. market turnaround and operational improvements.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 4, 2026 -
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Switzerland-based Octapharma to invest $1.5B in first US facility
The plasma-derived medicine maker plans to create 1,500 jobs to support one of the state’s largest private biomedical investments.
By Nathan Owens • Aug. 3, 2026 -
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Eric Trump backs $638M Space-Eyes, McKinley Acquisition merger
The two companies aim to expand the AI-powered defense systems business using third-party manufacturers in a bid to garner government contracts worldwide.
By Sara Samora • Aug. 3, 2026 -
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Sponsored by InfluxData3 reasons why their data historians hamstring manufacturers
Modernizing a data historian starts with building a business case around operational outcomes rather than technology replacement.
Aug. 3, 2026
