249 articles by Kate Magill

• Nearly 400 manufacturing workers died on the job in 2023

  Dec. 19, 2024

• 2024 manufacturing labor trends: A look back

  Dec. 18, 2024

• PFAS in manufacturing: Auditing your supply chain for forever chemicals

  Dec. 12, 2024

• Trump taps Peter Navarro as lead trade adviser

  Dec. 4, 2024

• Manufacturing ‘neared stabilization’ in November: PMI

  Dec. 2, 2024

• Trump taps Jamieson Greer as USTR

  Nov. 27, 2024

• Trump’s tapped his top cabinet members. What’s next?

  Nov. 26, 2024

• Absolics, Applied Materials, Arizona State University get chip packaging funds

  Nov. 21, 2024

• Trump’s tariffs: How manufacturers can prepare

  Nov. 12, 2024

• 4 manufacturing issues to watch under a new Trump administration

  Nov. 12, 2024

• Election 2024 and manufacturing: a look back

  Nov. 5, 2024

• Trump could curtail CHIPS Act funding if reelected

  Nov. 4, 2024

• Production down ahead of presidential election: PMI

  Nov. 1, 2024

• GM invests $625M in lithium production capacity

  Oct. 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris administration opens tariff exclusion process for some manufacturers

  Oct. 17, 2024

• How Stellantis experiments with AI on the factory floor

  Oct. 10, 2024

• Nearly 1 in 3 manufacturers say production lines are still understaffed: UKG report

  Oct. 8, 2024

• Biden signs law allowing CHIPS Act projects to forgo environmental review

  Oct. 7, 2024

• 10 of the biggest manufacturing projects of 2024

  Oct. 4, 2024

• Johnson & Johnson plans $2B North Carolina plant

  Oct. 3, 2024

• Micron revenue spikes 93% YoY amid AI demand wave

  Oct. 3, 2024

• Layoffs mount amid low manufacturing demand: September PMI

  Oct. 1, 2024

• Days of a port strike could mean weeks of manufacturing delays

  Sept. 30, 2024

• Trump vs. Harris on manufacturing: A tale of 2 speeches

  Sept. 27, 2024

• White House backs $1B EV supplier fund

  Sept. 26, 2024

• Manufacturing’s election donations: Tracking the industry’s biggest 2024 donors

  Sept. 24, 2024

• Honda rethinks manufacturing as it overhauls Ohio plants

  Sept. 19, 2024

• Fed rate cut unlikely to boost manufacturing until 2025, experts warn

  Sept. 19, 2024

• Solar manufacturers score new DOE funding

  Sept. 17, 2024

• Biden finalizes China tariff hikes

  Sept. 13, 2024

• Trump, Harris spar over manufacturing, trade and tariffs

  Sept. 11, 2024

• Newell accelerates production shift out of China

  Aug. 26, 2024

• Mattress maker Purple to close 2 factories

  Aug. 26, 2024

• Arch Resources, Consol Energy to form $5B coal company

  Aug. 23, 2024

• Microchip Technology hit by cyberattack

  Aug. 21, 2024

• Honda makes North Carolina the home of its North American ATV production

  Aug. 20, 2024

• AMD to acquire ZT Systems for $4.9B

  Aug. 20, 2024

• Inflation Reduction Act: 2 years later

  Aug. 16, 2024

• Texas Instruments scores $1.6B in CHIPS funding

  Aug. 16, 2024

• Utz forges ahead in shrinking manufacturing network

  Aug. 15, 2024

• GlobalFoundries works to normalize inventory after slow start to the year

  Aug. 12, 2024

• Qcells scores $1.4B DOE loan guarantee for Georgia solar factory

  Aug. 8, 2024

• SK Hynix nabs $450M in CHIPS funds

  Aug. 6, 2024

• NXP Semiconductors’ inventory woes persist amid slow auto demand

  Aug. 5, 2024

• Intel to cut 15% of workforce in restructuring plan

  Aug. 2, 2024

• Manufacturing enters ‘deeper slowdown period’ ahead of election: July PMI

  Aug. 1, 2024

• DOE offers $33M for clean energy smart manufacturing

  July 26, 2024

• Manufacturing costs to watch in the second half of 2024

  July 8, 2024

• Manufacturing is ‘stuck’: June PMI

  July 1, 2024

• Manufacturing cybersecurity at heart of new White House guidance

  June 24, 2024

• Deere to pay $1.1M over racial discrimination allegations

  June 20, 2024

• Intel chip equipment ‘super load’ makes its way across Ohio

  June 18, 2024

• Trump could roll back Inflation Reduction Act tax credits if reelected

  June 17, 2024

• Bridgestone laying off 118 workers in Des Moines, Iowa

  June 13, 2024

• Rockwell Automation taps Nvidia to bring AI to its bots

  June 12, 2024

• Chip manufacturers feel the crunch as automakers reassess EV plans

  June 6, 2024

• High interest rates are stalling manufacturing growth: May PMI

  June 3, 2024

• Battery, critical mineral producers face inventory glut amid slowing EV demand

  May 22, 2024

• Tracking the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on US manufacturing

  May 16, 2024

• Biden hikes tariffs on China-made EVs, batteries, semiconductors

  May 14, 2024

• Clorox claws its way back to normal operation levels after August cyberattack

  May 9, 2024

• How the FTC’s noncompete ban could impact manufacturing operations and innovation

  May 8, 2024

• Manufacturing demand dips in April as companies remain cautious: PMI

  May 1, 2024

• Domino welcomes larger sugar shipments as Baltimore channels reopen

  April 25, 2024

• Fujifilm invests $1.2B in North Carolina cell culture facility

  April 17, 2024

• Manufacturing could be short 1.9M workers if the talent gap isn’t fixed

  April 16, 2024

• Samsung scores $6.4B in CHIPS funds

  April 15, 2024

• Thermo Fisher to lay off 74 workers in California

  April 12, 2024

• Green Li-ion opens Oklahoma battery materials plant

  April 11, 2024

• Battery manufacturing apprenticeships get a boost with new White House guidance

  April 9, 2024

• Purina opens first North Carolina factory

  April 8, 2024

• TSMC awarded $6.6B in CHIPS funding

  April 8, 2024

• Taiwan earthquake’s impact on chip industry likely to be ‘moderate,’ experts say

  April 5, 2024

• 3M PFAS settlement gets final approval

  April 4, 2024

• Biden administration awards $4B in clean energy manufacturing tax credits

  April 3, 2024

• Manufacturing is ‘highly likely in our next growth cycle’: March PMI

  April 1, 2024

• Automakers reroute shipments after Baltimore bridge collapse

  March 27, 2024

• Intel’s $8B in CHIPS funding should provide suppliers confidence

  March 25, 2024

• Schneider Electric invests $140M in US manufacturing expansion

  March 18, 2024

• Biden administration boosts EV supply chain with $2B lithium loan

  March 14, 2024

• How the SEC climate rule will impact manufacturers’ supply chains

  March 12, 2024

• 3M appoints new CEO

  March 12, 2024

• Factory announcements: Food, drug and battery makers unveil new plans in February

  March 7, 2024

• Oatly slashed SKUs and canceled factory plans to rightsize its supply chain. Now it’s paying off.

  March 5, 2024

• Manufacturing pulling out of the ‘malaise’ despite some performance dips: PMI

  March 1, 2024

• Panasonic Energy inks graphite supply deal for U.S. battery factories

  Feb. 23, 2024

• LG Energy Solution, WesCEF expand lithium supply deal

  Feb. 16, 2024

• Panasonic, Novonix sign synthetic graphite supply deal

  Feb. 13, 2024

• Manufacturing ‘ready to start running again’ with demand up: PMI

  Feb. 1, 2024

• The year ahead in manufacturing

  Jan. 30, 2024

• EV battery research gets $131M funding boost

  Jan. 24, 2024

• Could 2024 be the year of LFP batteries?

  Jan. 23, 2024

• Stardust Power to build lithium refinery in Oklahoma

  Jan. 22, 2024

• FAA steps up oversight of Boeing production in wake of Alaska Airlines incident

  Jan. 12, 2024

• Manufacturing trends to watch in 2024: rising costs

  Jan. 8, 2024

• CHIPS and Science Act not enough to strengthen the semiconductor industry: CSCMP report

  Jan. 5, 2024

• Manufacturing ended the year in a lull, but optimism up for 2024: PMI

  Jan. 3, 2024

• How the Biden administration funded clean energy manufacturing in 2023

  Dec. 22, 2023

• Waaree Energies to build its first US solar panel factory

  Dec. 21, 2023

• As manufacturers turn away from China, Vietnam lures investment

  Dec. 14, 2023

• New IRA guidance limits battery components made in China

  Dec. 1, 2023

• Manufacturing down again in November amid low orders: PMI

  Dec. 1, 2023

• LG Energy Solution to lay off 170 in Michigan

  Nov. 16, 2023

• Energy Department offers $3.5B for battery manufacturing

  Nov. 15, 2023

• Exxon to mine lithium in Arkansas for EVs

  Nov. 14, 2023

• Canadian Solar’s new Indiana factory will be sourced from a plant in Thailand

  Nov. 10, 2023

• Changing perceptions: Manufacturing’s top recruitment and retention challenges

  Oct. 30, 2023

• The Ford-UAW deal features $8B in plant upgrades. Here’s where the money’s going.

  Oct. 30, 2023

• LG Energy Solution plans to make Arizona a hub for cylindrical battery production

  Oct. 30, 2023

• Ford delays construction on second Kentucky battery plant

  Oct. 27, 2023

• The US, South Korea and Japan are piloting a supply chain warning system. What does that mean?

  Oct. 23, 2023

• BMW secures new battery material supplier in Canada

  Oct. 18, 2023

• Boston Scientific to establish first China factory

  Oct. 12, 2023

• Top manufacturing conferences 2024

  Oct. 12, 2023

• LG Energy Solution invests $3B in US battery manufacturing expansion

  Oct. 10, 2023

• 7 stories show the state of US manufacturing in 2023

  Oct. 6, 2023

• 10 of the biggest manufacturing projects of 2023

  Oct. 6, 2023

• Small businesses can get new smart manufacturing funding from Energy Department

  Oct. 4, 2023

• Spirit AeroSystems CEO resigns

  Oct. 2, 2023

• Manufacturing remains in a trough, but signs of relief are showing: PMI

  Oct. 2, 2023

• CHIPS Act opens $500M in funding for small semiconductor supply chain projects

  Sept. 29, 2023

• Northvolt to build $5B battery factory in Canada

  Sept. 29, 2023

• Florida offers $50M in semiconductor manufacturing funding

  Sept. 28, 2023

• Pfizer restarts production at damaged North Carolina site

  Sept. 26, 2023

• Ford reportedly pausing construction of Michigan EV plant

  Sept. 26, 2023

• White House awards $600M to COVID-19 test makers

  Sept. 25, 2023

• Samsung Biologics and Bristol Myers Squibb expand partnership

  Sept. 22, 2023

• GlobalFoundries and Defense Department sign $3.1B chip supply deal

  Sept. 21, 2023

• Schneider Electric opens fourth El Paso, Texas, factory

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Mercedes-Benz strikes deal for US-made steel with Steel Dynamics

  Sept. 19, 2023

• Recession fears are abating, but manufacturers are still pessimistic: NAM survey

  Sept. 15, 2023

• First Phosphate, American Battery Factory ink supply deal

  Sept. 14, 2023

• How the Department of Labor’s new overtime pay proposal could impact manufacturers

  Sept. 13, 2023

• Ohio tile maker Nox US faces $545K in OSHA penalties

  Sept. 12, 2023

• FDA issues warning letters to three baby formula makers

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Enphase Energy opens Texas manufacturing site

  Sept. 7, 2023

• Manufacturing remains sluggish in August: PMI reports

  Sept. 5, 2023

• Department of Energy offers $15.5B to aid manufacturers in EV transition

  Sept. 1, 2023

• Eaton invests $500M in North American manufacturing

  Aug. 31, 2023

• Pfizer to restart production at damaged North Carolina facility in Q4

  Aug. 29, 2023

• Spirit AeroSystems production snags cause Boeing aircraft delivery delays

  Aug. 29, 2023

• Inflation Reduction Act: Mapping the manufacturing law’s impact 1 year later

  Aug. 28, 2023

• Hershey to close Dot’s Pretzels factory

  Aug. 25, 2023

• Siemens to manufacture solar inverters at Wisconsin facility

  Aug. 21, 2023

• Ford, SK On, EcoProBM partner on Canada EV battery facility

  Aug. 18, 2023

• TSMC, Arizona union in talks for local worker training

  Aug. 17, 2023

• John Deere to build North Carolina battery factory

  Aug. 16, 2023

• ICL breaks ground on $400M St. Louis battery materials plant

  Aug. 15, 2023

• First Solar selects Louisiana as home of next solar panel factory

  Aug. 14, 2023

• Maxeon Solar Technologies to build $1B New Mexico solar panel factory

  Aug. 11, 2023

• AMD prioritizes AI chip manufacturing as PC revenues plummet

  Aug. 10, 2023

• Piedmont Lithium cleared to construct Tennessee production site

  Aug. 7, 2023

• Nokia announces first US factory for broadband products

  Aug. 4, 2023

• Enphase Energy begins shipping from Foxconn-operated manufacturing site

  Aug. 3, 2023

• Ford restarts production of F-150 Lightning EV pickup truck

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Manufacturing is in a trough, but economists say recovery is on the way

  Aug. 1, 2023

• First Solar plans $1.1B solar panel factory

  July 28, 2023

• TSMC delays Arizona facility opening, citing a lack of specialized labor

  July 27, 2023

• Energy Department offers $32M for critical mineral production

  July 24, 2023

• Mercedes-Benz brings ChatGPT to factories

  July 19, 2023

• Manufacturing slowed in June to some of its lowest levels this year

  July 6, 2023

• Micron plans first chip factory in India

  June 29, 2023

• Intel grows global footprint with chip factories in Germany, Poland

  June 26, 2023

• Why automakers are fretting over four words in the Inflation Reduction Act

  June 16, 2023

• Ford and GM execs have lingering questions about the Inflation Reduction Act

  June 14, 2023

• GM signs steel deal with ArcelorMittal North America

  June 12, 2023

• Hormel reins in some production to rightsize inventory

  June 7, 2023

• Manufacturing needs demand boost to avoid layoffs, economists warn

  June 1, 2023

• Stellantis inks development deal with lithium-sulfur battery maker

  May 30, 2023

• Enel chooses Oklahoma as home of first US solar panel factory

  May 23, 2023

• How Siemens is improving chip production with digital twins

  May 23, 2023

• How Siemens, Deloitte and Wichita State University are building the next generation of smart factories

  May 18, 2023

• Livent, Allkem to merge and form $10.6B lithium company

  May 11, 2023

• SK On, Westwater Resources sign graphite supply deal

  May 10, 2023

• Mercedes-Benz partners with NavVis on digital twins of factories

  May 9, 2023

• Rockwell Automation order fulfillment improves as chip supply constraints ease

  May 8, 2023

• TSMC struggles to normalize semiconductor inventory

  May 8, 2023

• Manufacturing industry performance holds largely stable in April

  May 1, 2023

• Bosch expands into US chip market with acquisition of TSI Semiconductors

  April 28, 2023

• GM, Samsung SDI partner on $3B battery factory

  April 26, 2023

• Tesla says lack of lithium refining capacity will become EV production ‘choke point’

  April 24, 2023

• Fastenal makes headway on digital sales strategy

  April 24, 2023

• Microsoft to buy Foxconn-occupied land in Wisconsin

  April 21, 2023

• A Google Cloud tech exec on AI and manufacturing

  April 19, 2023

• HB Fuller shutters 2 facilities as it restructures manufacturing network

  April 17, 2023

• Apple commits to 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

  April 17, 2023

• GM invests in lithium maker to bolster EV materials supply

  April 12, 2023

• Harris lauds Qcells solar manufacturing expansion during visit

  April 10, 2023

• Former John Deere exec named president and COO of C&C Manufacturing

  April 7, 2023

• Ford invests in Indonesia nickel supplier to shore up critical EV battery materials

  April 5, 2023

• Stagnant demand drags manufacturing industry for fifth month

  April 3, 2023

• Wage violations among textile manufacturers remain rampant, DOL reports

  March 31, 2023

• Ford to make 500,000 EV pickup trucks a year at Tennessee plant

  March 30, 2023

• Foxconn to produce EV batteries in Ohio and Wisconsin

  March 27, 2023

• Battery component maker Entek to invest $1.5B in Indiana facility

  March 22, 2023

• Volkswagen’s first Canada battery factory to open in 2027

  March 22, 2023

• How one parts supplier navigates supply chain volatility

  March 14, 2023

• Siemens Mobility to build $220M rail factory in North Carolina

  March 13, 2023

• Ford to restart F-150 Lightning production after 5-week pause

  March 2, 2023

• Rivian recalls more than 12,000 vehicles

  March 2, 2023

• Rivian bets big on scaling production as snags continue

  March 2, 2023

• Inside a federally funded strategy to strengthen US lithium supply chains

  March 2, 2023

• Manufacturing outlook improves slightly as contraction slows in February

  March 1, 2023

• Honda signs deal with Ascend Elements for recycled battery materials

  March 1, 2023

• Stellantis doubles down on production efforts with eyes on EV sales growth

  Feb. 24, 2023

• How to protect manufacturing workers from the heat

  Feb. 21, 2023

• GM signs exclusive chip supplier agreement with GlobalFoundries

  Feb. 16, 2023

• Ford temporarily stops production on EV Lightning pickup

  Feb. 15, 2023

• How manufacturers can tackle supply chain costs in 2023

  Feb. 14, 2023

• Ford to invest $3.5B to build Michigan battery plant

  Feb. 14, 2023

• Energy Department offers battery material maker $2B loan to up production

  Feb. 10, 2023

• J&J Snack Foods adds production lines as product portfolio grows

  Feb. 8, 2023

• ‘Pride is coming back’: Biden touts manufacturing investments at State of the Union

  Feb. 7, 2023

• Rockwell Automation names new head of supply chain

  Feb. 7, 2023

• What’s ahead for manufacturing in 2023

  Feb. 3, 2023

• Rivian lays off 6% of workforce

  Feb. 2, 2023

• Manufacturing production levels fall for third-straight month

  Feb. 1, 2023

• Baby formula maker buys manufacturing site to grow production

  Jan. 25, 2023

• Tesla to invest $3.6B in 2 more Nevada manufacturing sites

  Jan. 25, 2023

• GM to invest nearly $1B in four manufacturing sites

  Jan. 20, 2023

• Paint maker cuts production amid falling orders

  Jan. 20, 2023

• Department of Energy awards $42M to drive EV battery development

  Jan. 19, 2023

• Nikola to centralize manufacturing operations

  Jan. 17, 2023

• China’s spike in COVID-19 cases strains factories

  Jan. 13, 2023

• US manufacturing ended 2022 in contraction

  Jan. 4, 2023

• Women in manufacturing: What companies are doing to recruit, retain half the population

  Jan. 3, 2023

• Here are the top issues manufacturers tackled in 2022

  Dec. 29, 2022

• EV production topped the manufacturing news cycle in 2022

  Dec. 27, 2022

• Panasonic to supply Lucid with EV batteries

  Dec. 20, 2022

• Manufacturing execs expect growth in 2023 after a slow start

  Dec. 19, 2022

• What Apple’s shifting China strategy could mean for the manufacturing industry

  Dec. 16, 2022

• Lovesac makes strides in sourcing outside of China

  Dec. 14, 2022

• What Enel has planned for its US solar manufacturing

  Dec. 7, 2022

• Manufacturing contracts in November as firms brace for lower demand

  Dec. 1, 2022

• The top 8 manufacturing stories so far

  Dec. 1, 2022

• Hiring Gen Z: How manufacturing companies need to pivot to attract young workers

  Dec. 1, 2022

• Oatly shifts to hybrid manufacturing in cost-cutting measure

  Nov. 23, 2022

• Orange EV to open new manufacturing site to meet demand

  Nov. 21, 2022

• Heat pump manufacturing to get $250M injection from US

  Nov. 17, 2022

• How climate change is expected to transform manufacturing

  Nov. 16, 2022

• Hershey to build third chocolate factory in Pennsylvania hometown

  Nov. 15, 2022

• Inflation Reduction Act spurs flurry of manufacturing investments

  Nov. 14, 2022

• With more than 800K unfilled jobs, manufacturers strain to attract talent

  Nov. 14, 2022

• PS5 fans rejoice: Sony says console production is back up

  Nov. 10, 2022

• Fast fashion giant Shein revamps operations to cut emissions 25% by 2030

  Nov. 8, 2022

• China COVID-19 restrictions hobble production at key iPhone factory

  Nov. 7, 2022

• New Jersey offers manufacturers equipment upgrade grants

  Nov. 2, 2022

• Schneider Electric moves to modernize equipment and machinery at 2 US plants

  Oct. 28, 2022

• Whirlpool slashes production by 35% as demand falls

  Oct. 28, 2022