Sara Samora
ReporterSara Samora has been a reporter for Manufacturing Dive since it launched in 2022, covering the chemicals, defense and aerospace sectors. She previously served as the military veterans reporter for Stars and Stripes in Washington, D.C.
Sara, a native Texan, also worked at the Houston Business Journal and the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. She has an M.S. from Columbia Journalism School and a B.A. from the University of Houston, where she won an award from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
Sara served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009 to 2013, working as an administrator in Okinawa, Japan, and Camp Pendleton, California. She currently serves on the advisory council of Military Veterans in Journalism and was named one of the Top 10 Veterans in Journalism in 2022.
You can reach her at [email protected], via Signal at sarasamora.01 and on LinkedIn.
702 articles by Sara Samora
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Electric Boat, NEIT to establish submarine workforce training center in Rhode Island
Aug. 26, 2026 -
Phase 2 of CMMC is delayed. That doesn’t mean compliance is.
Aug. 25, 2026 -
SandboxAQ’s goal to find PFAS-free alternatives for the semiconductor industry
Aug. 20, 2026 -
Big Ass Fans maker to acquire Ebm-Papst for $5.4B
Aug. 19, 2026 -
Raytheon gets $23B Navy contract to boost Tomahawk missile production
Aug. 18, 2026 -
Trump inks MOU allowing US Navy ships to be built overseas
Aug. 17, 2026 -
Trump imposes 100% tariffs on some drones and components
Aug. 14, 2026 -
Reality show Cast in Steel aims to attract next generation of metal casters
Aug. 13, 2026 -
Boeing selling 3 subsidiaries to Archer Aviation, taking minority stake
Aug. 11, 2026 -
Pentagon signs over $2B in deals securing batteries, critical minerals
Aug. 10, 2026 -
Manufacturing jobs continue upwards, adding 5,000 jobs in July
Aug. 7, 2026 -
Hadrian raises $1.4B to increase manufacturing footprint, workforce
Aug. 6, 2026 -
MP Materials launches rare-earth magnet initiative
Aug. 5, 2026 -
PDW, DOD sign $820M conditional loan boosting drone part production
Aug. 4, 2026 -
Eric Trump backs $638M Space-Eyes, McKinley Acquisition merger
Aug. 3, 2026 -
Qnity, University of Delaware team up for semiconductor R&D, workforce
July 31, 2026 -
Boeing’s recovery momentum surges with $24.6B revenue in Q2
July 30, 2026 -
US Army awards prototype contracts to Ford, GM, BC Customs
July 29, 2026 -
L3Harris inks deals with DOD, Lockheed Martin to expand component production
July 28, 2026 -
How manufacturers can recruit and retain workers with disabilities
July 27, 2026 -
Electra to build $850M manufacturing plant in Ohio
July 24, 2026 -
How a St. Louis-based hub aims to fill the manufacturing workforce gap
July 23, 2026 -
Trump restricts supply chain waivers for US defense industrial base
July 22, 2026 -
JetZero inks EXIM $3B request for North Carolina plant funding
July 21, 2026 -
Saronic Technologies picks Texas for $3.2B autonomous shipyard
July 20, 2026