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  • People in blue shirts and protective gear working in a factory line.
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    Courtesy of GKN Automotive.

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    GKN Automotive to shutter North Carolina facility

    The closure, part of the auto parts maker's reorganization plan, will impact 247 workers.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Aptar Pharma to expand New York manufacturing site

    The company's North America expansion strategy is in response to increasing prescription and consumer healthcare customer demand.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Trendline

    Automation in manufacturing operations

    Companies are investing in a variety of automation initiatives to enhance factory performance and save costs.

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
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    Courtesy of Intel.

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    Intel awarded $8.5B in CHIPS funding

    The award is the largest yet from the Biden administration and will help advance the chipmaker's plants in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Ornua to close Pennsylvania cheese plant

    The Ireland-based company, which also makes Kerrygold products, is closing the site due to the sudden cancellation of the factory’s sole customer contract.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Courtesy of GE Aerospace.

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    GE Aerospace to invest $650M in global facilities, US suppliers

    The Boeing engine supplier’s spending will include new machines, equipment, building upgrades and improved safety measures.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    SHRM: Most HR pros say women face pay discrimination at work

    Managers are often left out of the conversation and don’t receive formal training on pay equity, the organization reports.

    By Carolyn Crist • March 19, 2024
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    Energy Department offers $425M to decarbonize manufacturing

    The funding will go to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in current and former coal communities that produce and recycle clean energy products.

    By • March 18, 2024
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    USDA doles out $9.5M to expand independent meat processing

    The funding will help regional producers buy equipment for expanding their factories to better compete with large meatpackers.

    By • March 18, 2024
  • Two workers inspect a vehicle body on the assembly line at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky.
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    Courtesy of Toyota Motor North America
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    US saw $4B in clean energy investments in February: E2

    Projects in sectors like batteries and solar panels will create 4,400 jobs across 11 states.

    By • March 15, 2024
  • Gerald Johnson and UAW Vice President Mike Booth shake hands at GM's Arlington Assembly plant in June 2023.
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    GM hires former Tesla exec as head of manufacturing and sustainability

    Jens Peter Clausen led efforts to scale the production of EV propulsion systems at the electric automaker’s Gigafactory 1 in Nevada.

    By Eric Walz • March 14, 2024
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    Bombardier ups supplier support to relieve manufacturing pressures

    The company aims to build inventory in the first half of the year to meet its projected delivery goal of up to 155 aircraft in 2024.

    By Kelly Stroh • March 14, 2024
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    FDA recalls 6 more cinnamon products due to elevated lead levels

    The agency is urging U.S. cinnamon makers and distributors to conduct more product control testing in the wake of recent lead contamination outbreaks.

    By • March 14, 2024
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    Courtesy of Joby Aviation.

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    Joby expands Ohio manufacturing with Dayton aircraft parts plant

    The company plans to begin operations at the former USPS facility later this year to support production at its California factory.

    By • March 13, 2024
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    Courtesy of Tyson Foods
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    Tyson to shutter Iowa pork plant, lay off over 1,200

    The Perry closure comes after a volatile period as the company’s pork business struggled with high grain costs.  

    By Chris Casey • March 13, 2024
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    Courtesy of Panasonic Energy of North America.

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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 • 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 • March 12, 2024
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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
  • A brown and white building with a green lawn and a red and white 3M sign in front of it on a clear and sunny day.
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    Courtesy of 3M.

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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 • March 12, 2024
  • An artist paints a "You Are Not Alone" mural at a mental health awareness event in New York City.
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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
  • A 3D rendering of a greenish-gray Siemens Energy power transformer and a white building on its left side.
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    Courtesy of Siemens Energy.

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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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • March 7, 2024
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    Courtesy of Toyota Motor North America
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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