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1 year later: Strides and hiccups for the cultivated meat industry
Two chicken products were approved for sale in the U.S. last June, but factory-grown meat products are still facing headwinds like access to capital.
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GE Aerospace, NASA, team up on hybrid electric airplane engine
The engine maker and federal agency are modifying GE's Passport engine with hybrid components to create electric aircraft engines for commercial aviation.
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Condair Group to build evaporative technology plant in Virginia
The Richmond facility is part of the humidifier maker’s goal to better serve customers in the data center, market such as Microsoft and Amazon.
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Petmate faces $279K in fines for safety violations at Texas plant
The Labor Department investigated the Arlington, Texas, facility after an employee suffered severe burns while cleaning a foam machine.
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Cloud security top priority for companies worldwide: Thales report
More than two in five respondents have had their cloud environments breached, the study found.
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Entegris to get $75M in CHIPS funding for Colorado plant
The semiconductor materials plant aims to recruit half its workforce from veterans and military families.
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Bora Pharmaceuticals acquires Emergent Biosolutions’ Maryland facility
Approximately 350 employees will transfer to the Taiwan-based drug manufacturer as it looks to expands its North American presence.
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Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia
The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.
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Manufacturing and workforce innovationHow a small manufacturer made a 4-day workweek make sense
Machineosaurus Manufacturing Company made the switch last fall. What it learned about the pros and cons of a shortened schedule, and why the CEO says it won't go back.
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As LGBTQ+ allyship at work grows, persistent challenges remain
Survey findings highlighted a clear call for employers to authentically include workers, staffing agency Randstad said.
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Ransomware attacks hit manufacturing hard in 2023
The sector was among the top industries to pay ransom demands. The average payment increased 88% to almost $2.4 million last year, Sophos found.
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Manufacturing cybersecurity at heart of new White House guidance
The increased priority on security comes as more clean energy supply chains face the threat of a cyberattack.
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Toyota plans new drivetrain parts facility in Texas
The automaker is investing $531 million to add a 500,000-square-foot plant to its San Antonio campus.
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Cargill to lay off 178 workers ahead of California meat plant sale
The company last month inked a deal to sell its Fresno meat facility to Central Valley Meat, the state’s largest beef producer.
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GKN Aerospace to expand California plant
The aircraft component maker plans to double production capacity for F-35 fighter jet canopies at its Garden Grove facility.
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Solugen receives $213M DOE loan for biochemical facility
The sustainable chemical manufacturing plant will use nearby ADM-sourced sugar substrate at its Marshall, Minnesota facility.
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Ultium Cells workers ratify UAW contract
The Ohio plant workers approved the first battery manufacturing union deal in the U.S., according to the parties.
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Quality control at BoeingBoeing CEO grilled at Senate hearing: ‘The problem’s with you’
David Calhoun admitted whistleblowers had been retaliated against for speaking out as senators blamed him for fostering an unsafe company culture.
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Have employers ‘hit a wall’ on reducing worker burnout?
Employees continue to cite workloads and a lack of flexibility as the driving factors behind burnout, Eagle Hill Consulting’s CEO said.
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Deere to pay $1.1M over racial discrimination allegations
The company was cited for allegedly discriminating against 277 Black and Hispanic job applicants at facilities in Illinois and Iowa.
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Athletic Brewing buys second San Diego facility
The nonalcoholic beer category leader is expanding its manufacturing footprint in order to capitalize on the growth of its brews.
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7 stats that show how inflation, AI are reshaping employee expectations
2024’s talent trends will likely drive “seismic change” in the world of work, ADP research says.
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Intel chip equipment ‘super load’ makes its way across Ohio
The delivery is one of 24 massive loads bringing air processing machinery to the upcoming $28 billion manufacturing campus.
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Trump could roll back Inflation Reduction Act tax credits if reelected
Volkswagen and Samsung SDI leaders expressed concerns at a conference last week about the stability of the IRA should the administration change.
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Tupperware shutters only US manufacturing facility
The iconic food storage company will lay off nearly 150 employees as executives worry about its ability to continue operating.
