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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 Sarah Zimmerman • March 18, 2024
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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 Joelle Anselmo • March 15, 2024
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    Trendline

    Controlling rising manufacturing costs

    How companies across the country are managing increased operational and supply costs to remain competitive. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
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    Courtesy of General Motors
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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 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 March 14, 2024
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    Photo illustration: Industry Dive; FDA

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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 Joelle Anselmo • 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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    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 Joelle Anselmo • 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
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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
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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 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 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 Boeing

    NTSB 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 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 March 5, 2024
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    Courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board.

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    Quality control at Boeing

    Boeing, 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 March 5, 2024
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    Courtesy of Simtra Biopharma Solutions
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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