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Retrieved from Stellantis North America on October 30, 2023
Stellantis, Unifor reach tentative agreement, ending autoworkers strike in Canada
The automaker agreed to largely the same terms as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, raising base wages 20% for production workers and 25% for skilled trades.
By Michael Brady • Oct. 31, 2023 -
Toyota to expand North Carolina EV battery plant with $8B investment
The latest investment will create nearly 3,000 more jobs and increase capacity to support the automaker’s EV models.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 31, 2023 -
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How companies can keep up with new safety protocols and stay ahead of FDA inspections.
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Work stops at $500M US-backed battery plant
Owner Li-Cycle Holdings paused construction at the Rochester, New York, hub due to escalating costs and is reviewing its future plans.
By Matthew Thibault • Oct. 31, 2023 -
The Ford-UAW deal features $8B in plant upgrades. Here’s where the money’s going.
The investments will include the introduction of new EV models at four facilities.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 30, 2023 -
LG Energy Solution plans to make Arizona a hub for cylindrical battery production
The company is pivoting its manufacturing strategy in a bid to match U.S. demand.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 30, 2023 -
Sponsored by Salesforce
Digital transformation leads to $5.4 million in annual benefits
Pella automated routine tasks to cut tech costs, increase productivity, and free its frontline workers to focus on what really matters — its customers.
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P&G moves Gillette manufacturing out of Boston
The razor maker will keep its headquarters and innovation center in South Boston, while building a larger production campus in Andover.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 27, 2023 -
Ford delays construction on second Kentucky battery plant
The automaker is also delaying $12 billion in EV investments a month after it paused construction on its Michigan EV factory.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 27, 2023 -
Keurig Dr Pepper to invest $100M in South Carolina coffee facility
The project is slated to be completed by 2027 and aims to help the beverage giant expand its roasting and manufacturing capabilities.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 27, 2023 -
Stellar Snacks to establish $137M facility in Kentucky
The pretzel and snack maker is expected to begin production in the second half of 2024.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 26, 2023 -
Nucor breaks ground on $3B West Virginia steel mill
The project is the steel producer’s largest investment in its history as it looks to capitalize on growing clean energy and infrastructure demand.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 26, 2023 -
Retrieved from Protix on October 18, 2023
Tyson Foods partners with insect protein startup to develop ingredient facility
The meat giant and Protix will construct a plant to produce insect protein ingredients for pet food, aquaculture and livestock production.
By Chris Casey • Oct. 26, 2023 -
Qcells opens expanded Georgia solar panel factory
The expansion is part of a $2.5 billion investment from the South Korea-based company to increase U.S. production capacity.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 25, 2023 -
GM assembly plant in Texas shuts down after 5,000 UAW members strike
The strike at the automaker’s largest plant stopped production of its full-size SUVs.
By Michael Brady • Oct. 25, 2023 -
Hill’s Pet Nutrition opens $450M smart factory in Kansas
The 365,000-square-foot digitized facility aims to shorten the pet food maker’s production cycles and optimize its processes.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 25, 2023 -
International Paper’s closures, production halts to impact 900 employees
Shutdowns at the company's Florida, North Carolina and Texas sites will cut production by 1.3 million tons per year.
By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 24, 2023 -
Albemarle drops $4.3B bid for Liontown Resources
The deal would have increased the lithium developer's presence in Australia and given it access to Liontown's upcoming lithium project in the country.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 24, 2023 -
UAW expands strike to Stellantis’ biggest US factory
After calling the automaker’s current offer the “worst proposal on the table,” 6,800 workers from the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan walked off the job.
By Eric Walz • Oct. 24, 2023 -
Umicore to build battery materials plant in Ontario
The company has already secured a supply partnership with BMW for components produced at the facility.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 23, 2023 -
Sponsored by Sovos
How to supercharge exemption certificate management
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GM delays EV production at Michigan plant to 2025
The automaker is pushing back the production schedule as fears of softening EV demand grow.
By Eric Walz • Oct. 20, 2023 -
Stellantis announces more layoffs in Ohio due to UAW strike
The strike is having a ripple effect on the automaker’s manufacturing operations since its Toledo Assembly Complex was one of the first Big Three plants targeted by the UAW last month.
By Eric Walz • Oct. 20, 2023 -
Sherwin-Williams names new CEO
COO Heidi Petz will take on the role as the paint manufacturer navigates slowing demand.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 20, 2023 -
Retrieved from Walmart on October 11, 2023
Walmart launching $350M Georgia dairy plant
The facility builds on the retailer’s efforts to control more of its fresh food supply chain.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 19, 2023 -
Auto suppliers struggled financially for years. Then came the strikes.
Industry suppliers had risky financial scores and profitability indicators prior to the labor disruption, according to RapidRatings.
By Ben Unglesbee • Oct. 19, 2023