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Panasonic Energy, H&T Recharge sign battery can supply deal
The deal expands the companies’ Nevada supply arrangement to produce batteries at Panasonic's Kansas facility.
By Sara Samora • March 13, 2024 -
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Schaeffler to open $230M Ohio auto manufacturing plant
The Dover facility will create 650 new jobs and is expected to be finished by 2025.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 12, 2024 -
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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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Baxter to close Massachusetts site, lay off 59 people
News of the jobs cuts at the Acton plant comes 13 months after the company outlined plans to eliminate 3,000 positions.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 12, 2024 -
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3M appoints new CEO
The manufacturing giant named former L3Harris Technologies CEO William Brown as its chief executive, effective May 1.
By Kate Magill • March 12, 2024 -
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Most employees say their mental health has declined or plateaued
Workplace tech and stressful managers can worsen stress and burnout — but can also be part of the solution, Calm says.
By Carolyn Crist • March 11, 2024 -
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Siemens Energy plans North Carolina power transformer facility
The $149 million plant is responding to a growing need to replace aging power infrastructure in the U.S.
By Sara Samora • March 11, 2024 -
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Rivian halts construction on $5B Georgia EV facility
The electric vehicle maker plans to produce its R2 model at its Illinois facility instead, starting in the first half of 2026.
By Sara Samora • March 8, 2024 -
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Amgen opens $474M Ohio facility
The final product assembly and packaging site will employ 400 people and is the company’s most digitally advanced factory yet.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 7, 2024 -
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Chemours CEO, CFO, controller manipulated vendor payment schedules to meet cash flow targets
Meeting the cash flow targets would also be a “key metric” in determining the executives’ incentive compensation packages, an internal review reported.
By Sara Samora • March 7, 2024 -
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Toyota to buy EV battery company, ending venture with Panasonic
The automaker expects Primearth EV Energy Co. to help it respond to changes in demand for electrified vehicles.
By Michael Brady • March 7, 2024 -
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Paper packaging facility closures in February
On top of factory shutdowns, companies like Cascades, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak announced layoffs or idlings last month.
By Maria Rachal • March 7, 2024 -
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Quality control at BoeingNTSB head blasts Boeing over lack of cooperation in federal investigation
Chair Jennifer Homendy criticized the company during a Senate hearing for failing to provide critical information to the National Transportation Safety Board.
By Sara Samora • Updated March 7, 2024 -
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Pfizer halts construction of former Seagen factory in Washington
The move will impact 120 employees and drugs intended for production at the site will be shifted to a North Carolina facility.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 6, 2024 -
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Integra Lifesciences to cut about 60 jobs as it closes Indiana site
Manufacturing will be transferred to a plant in Maryland as part of a strategy to bolster operational efficiency, a company spokesperson said.
By Susan Kelly • March 6, 2024 -
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Oatly slashed SKUs and canceled factory plans to rightsize its supply chain. Now it’s paying off.
The oat milk maker is gaining more market share and saw profit margins improve after scaling down its operations.
By Kate Magill • March 5, 2024 -
Courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Quality control at BoeingBoeing, Spirit AeroSystems allegedly failed safety manufacturing standards: FAA audit
The six-week audit’s results are to be included in Boeing’s federally mandated safety plan to address systemic quality issues.
By Sara Samora • March 5, 2024 -
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Simtra to expand Indiana drug facility
The $250 million investment is part of the biomanufacturer's long-term plan to meet growing customer demand for GLP-1 products.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 5, 2024 -
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Microsoft is Intel’s newest chip foundry customer
The semiconductor maker is pushing to build out its advanced chip infrastructure as it finalizes its CHIPS and Science Act funding.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 4, 2024 -
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Corning to build $900M solar component facility in Michigan
The Solar Technology plant will create over 1,100 jobs in Richland Township.
By Sara Samora • March 4, 2024 -
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Del Monte Foods to close 2 plants in Washington and Wisconsin
The fruit, vegetable and broth manufacturer said it will start winding down operations at the facilities starting in April. More than 200 employees will be impacted.
By Christopher Doering • March 4, 2024 -
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Scout Motors breaks ground on $2B EV plant after environmental delays
The automotive company plans to finish its South Carolina facility in 2026 after pausing construction in the fall of 2023.
By Sebastian Obando • March 4, 2024 -
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Sponsored by AssentYou found PFAS in your product — now what?
Identifying PFAS in parts is only the first step in protecting supply chain resiliency.
By Cally Edgren, Senior Director, Sustainability, Assent • March 4, 2024 -
Courtesy of Boeing.
Quality control at BoeingBoeing in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems as it strains to address quality issues
The talks come as the Federal Aviation Administration gave the aircraft maker 90 days to address its safety and quality control problems.
By Sara Samora • Updated March 1, 2024 -
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Manufacturing pulling out of the ‘malaise’ despite some performance dips: PMI
While some metrics like employment and production were down based on the ISM's monthly report, economists remain optimistic about the year ahead.
By Kate Magill • March 1, 2024 -
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White House moves to onshore port crane manufacturing
A U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsui will lead the effort, which the Biden administration says is a push to fight cybersecurity risks posed by cranes made in China.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 29, 2024
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