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    Criminal prosecution possible for employee immigration violations, but enforcement is lax

    During Trump's first term, no company was criminally prosecuted for employing workers not authorized to be in the U.S., a Syracuse University project shows.

    By Robert Freedman • Jan. 7, 2025
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    Quality control at Boeing

    Boeing progresses on manufacturing improvement plan

    Despite its new safety measures, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker wrote recently that the company needs a “fundamental cultural shift.”

    By • Jan. 7, 2025
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    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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    US Steel streamlines procurement processes with AI-powered platform

    The steel producer is using GEP Software to analyze spending and forecasting while managing its sourcing project pipeline.

    By • Jan. 6, 2025
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    Wipes manufacturer Guy & O’Neill aims to avoid closure with potential new buyer agreement

    If the company doesn’t secure a deal, it will close two factories in Wisconsin and North Carolina and lay off workers at the end of January.

    By • Jan. 6, 2025
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    Demand ticks up as manufacturers pin hopes on Trump administration: PMI

    Despite concerns about potential tariffs, manufacturers expect growth in 2025.

    By • Jan. 3, 2025
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    Daimler Truck to spend $285M on Michigan factory upgrades

    The investment is part of the truck maker's plans to bolster zero-emission manufacturing for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks.

    By • Jan. 2, 2025
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    Cyberattacks in manufacturing: What’s driving the trend?

    Manufacturers are increasingly vulnerable to attacks amid a lack of specialized employee training and poor infrastructure, experts say. 

    By Sakshi Udavant • Jan. 2, 2025
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    Qcells finalizes $1.5B DOE loan guarantee for Georgia solar plant

    The plant began some production this spring, with plans to start full operations next year.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 20, 2024
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    StarPlus Energy finalizes $7.5B DOE loan for two battery plants in Indiana

    The Stellantis and Samsung SDI joint venture will produce enough batteries to power 670,000 electric vehicles annually.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 19, 2024
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    Sausage maker cited by OSHA 3 years in a row

    Dean Sausage Co.'s latest safety and hazard violations at its Alabama meat processing facility led to $103,000 in fines.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 17, 2024
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    DOE closes $9.6B loan for Ford’s BlueOval SK battery joint venture

    The funds will finance construction of up to three electric vehicle battery plants in the U.S., including two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee.

    By • Dec. 17, 2024
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    Startup Eagle Electronics to build Ohio manufacturing facility

    The chip component manufacturer will license China-based IoT module supplier Quectel’s technology for use in the new plant.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 17, 2024
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    Boeing to invest $1B to expand South Carolina 787 Dreamliner production

    The airplane maker plans to ramp manufacturing up to 10 planes a month by 2026 at the North Charleston Dreamliner facilities.

    By • Dec. 16, 2024
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    Bosch nabs $225M in CHIPS funds

    The automotive supplier is expanding its first semiconductor plant in the country to produce chips for the EV industry.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 16, 2024
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    Toyota invests $922M in Kentucky advanced paint factory

    The plant's production technologies aim to cut lead times, improve process accuracy and offer customers new color options.  

    By • Dec. 16, 2024
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    Amgen to build $1B North Carolina pharmaceutical plant

    The drug substance factory in Holly Springs will create 370 new jobs and is its second location in the Research Triangle area.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 13, 2024
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    Deep Dive // The future of PFAS in U.S. manufacturing

    PFAS in manufacturing: Auditing your supply chain for forever chemicals

    Regulatory and consumer pressures are driving brands to go PFAS-free. Here’s how to identify which suppliers and materials could use or contain the chemicals.

    By • Dec. 12, 2024
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    Butterball to shutter Arkansas turkey plant, lay off 180 workers

    The closure adds to a wave of layoffs in the agriculture industry as weaker sales continue to hurt profits across the sector.

    By • Dec. 11, 2024
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    Quality control at Boeing

    Boeing resumes 737 Max production

    The company has been slow to resume manufacturing post-strike as it works to address systemic quality issues.

    By • Dec. 11, 2024
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    Party Products acquires Tupperware’s assets and operations

    The lender group — which included Stonehill Capital Management and Alden Global Capital — also obtained the plastic product maker’s brand name.

    By Howard Ruben • Dec. 11, 2024
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    Deep Dive // The future of PFAS in U.S. manufacturing

    The battle to replace PFAS in firefighting foam

    PFAS-based firefighting foam faces increasing scrutiny for its health and environmental risks. Yet regulators are struggling to replace the material with suitable and safe alternatives.

    By • Updated Dec. 11, 2024
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    Microchip Technology to close Arizona plant, cut 500 jobs

    The chipmaker will pivot production capacity to its Oregon and Colorado facilities as it navigates a demand downturn.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 11, 2024
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    Nestlé USA names Martin Thompson as CEO

    The CPG veteran, who previously ran the food and beverage giant’s U.S. coffee business, will take on the new role starting in 2025.

    By Christopher Doering • Dec. 10, 2024
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    Shield Manufacturing, Nephron Nitrile to establish joint PPE venture

    The two women-owned businesses will produce personal protective equipment at Nitrile’s manufacturing facility in South Carolina.

    By • Dec. 9, 2024
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    White House proposes CHIPS awards to 3 chipmakers

    The funding for Coherent, SkyWater Technology Foundry and X-Fab will be used to expand and modernize semiconductor facilities in Minnesota and Texas. 

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 9, 2024