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  • A 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe driving.
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    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
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    Courtesy of Hill's Pet Nutrition.

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    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 • Oct. 25, 2023
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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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    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
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    Courtesy of Albemarle.

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    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 • Oct. 24, 2023
  • Workers at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant install a V-8 engine on the chassis of the Ram 1500 pickup
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    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 • Oct. 24, 2023
  • An aerial view of the land on which Umicore will build a battery materials plant in Ontario.
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    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
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    Sponsored by Sovos

    How to supercharge exemption certificate management

    After all, the receipt of use tax exemption certificates does reflect real world sales activity.

    Oct. 23, 2023
  • Battery packs for the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV on the production line on at GM's Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan.
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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 • Oct. 20, 2023
  • A group of UAW members picket outside of the Stellantis Mopar parts facility on Sept. 22, 2023 in Naperville, Illinois.
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    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 • Oct. 20, 2023
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    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
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    Retrieved from Walmart on October 11, 2023
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    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
  • A group of UAW members hold strike signs outside of Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.
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    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
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    Google to manufacture Pixel smartphones in India

    The tech giant will start with production of the Pixel 8 as it competes for market share against Apple and Samsung.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 19, 2023
  • Ford F-Series SuperDuty pickup trucks.
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    Courtesy of Ford Motor Co.
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    Ford furloughs 150 more workers at Michigan plant

    The automaker blamed the United Auto Workers strike for the temporary layoffs at the Sterling Axle facility.

    By Michael Brady • Oct. 19, 2023
  • Workers assemble a Ford F-150 Lightning at the company's Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan.
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    Ford furloughs over 800 at 2 Michigan plants

    The automaker also curbed production of its F-150 Lightning EV pickup truck due to supply chain disruptions and delivery delays.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
  • The exterior of a Monogram Foods facility is seen.
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    Retrieved from Monogram Foods on October 12, 2023
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    Meat snack manufacturer fined $140K for child labor violations

    The U.S. Department of Labor is ramping up enforcement activity as it reports a significant rise in the number of children illegally working in factories.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 18, 2023
  • JCB's headquarters building with trees lined up across as well as a lake in front of it.
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    Courtesy of JCB.

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    JCB to build $265M machinery plant in San Antonio

    The Texas site will be the heavy equipment maker's second facility in North America.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
  • An Android Rear Seat Entertainment System is displayed at the Voxx International Corp. booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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    Voxx moves auto component manufacturing from Florida to Mexico

    The transition is one way the company is improving its gross margins and reducing expenses as it faces various headwinds.

    By Max Garland • Oct. 18, 2023
  • The American Battery Technology Company facility in McCarran, Nevada, with a parking lot at the front, and a road next to the facility under the sun. Snow-covered mountains are in the background.
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    Courtesy of American Battery Technology Company.

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    American Battery Technology Company opens battery recycling plant

    The Nevada plant will process up to 20,000 tons of battery feedstock annually into materials like copper, aluminum and steel.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 17, 2023
  • Ultium Cells manufacturing facility in Warren, Ohio.
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    Courtesy of Ultium Cells.

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    OSHA proposes $270K in fines against GM, LG Energy Solution battery company

    The federal agency discovered 19 health and safety violations at Ultium Cells’ Ohio facility, including exposing workers to dangerous chemicals used to produce batteries.

    By • Oct. 17, 2023
  • Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford delivers remarks at the Rouge Visitor Center in Dearborn, Michigan.
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    Ford executive chair warns of economic collapse if strikes continue

    Bill Ford warned that the current strike at the company’s Kentucky Truck Plant “will have a major impact on the American economy” and devastate local communities.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
  • A female worker at General Motor's Oshawa plant in Canada works on an assembly line with car seats lined up in front of her.
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    GM, Unifor ratify 3-year labor deal for autoworkers in Canada

    GM autoworkers with one to two years of seniority will get a 63% to 73% hourly wage increase over the life of the agreement, while Unifor members at the top of the pay scale will get raises up to 25%.

    By Michael Brady • Oct. 16, 2023
  • Woman working in customer service
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    Sponsored by Salesforce

    The top 3 field service trends leaders need to know today

    The right field service strategy delivers more revenue, productivity and cost savings.

    By Taksina Eammano, EVP & GM Field Service at Salesforce • Oct. 16, 2023
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    Smithfield to close North Carolina pork processing plant

    The company informed plant employees of the closure in June, with layoffs to begin in late December.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 13, 2023
  • Blue capsules on a conveyor at pharmaceutical factory. Tablet and capsule manufacturing process.
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    W.R. Grace to close Oregon facility, lay off 95 workers

    Plant employees were informed of the closure in June, with layoffs to begin in late December.

    By • Oct. 13, 2023