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Chobani to spend $1.2B on New York dairy processing plant
The 1.4 million-square-foot facility is the largest site investment in the yogurt giant’s history.
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How chemical manufacturers can train AI models
Companies can use AI to summarize lengthy regulations, such as TSCA, but need to continually verify data accuracy, panelists said at last week’s GlobalChem conference.
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How food manufacturers are embracing AI to forecast trends and navigate regulatory hurdles
Executives from Kellanova, Ingredion and consumer insights platform Tastewise say innovative tech can help companies stay ahead of the latest trends and potential supply chain headwinds.
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Deep Dive
Trump’s tariffs aim to reverse decades of industry decline. Will they succeed?
While major firms like TSMC and Nvidia have announced massive U.S. investment in recent weeks, experts are skeptical the policies will lead to a widespread revitalization of domestic manufacturing.
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Collins Aerospace to lay off 287 at California, Iowa plants
The Boeing supplier and its parent company, RTX, have also cut an undisclosed number of jobs at facilities in Illinois and Connecticut.
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Abbott expects a ‘few hundred million’ in tariff costs in 2025
The medical device maker said it’s on track to expand two new manufacturing and R&D sites in Illinois and Texas by the end of the year.
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JCB plans San Antonio factory expansion to dodge Trump’s tariffs
The U.K.-based heavy machinery manufacturer said the levies will impact its business in the short term.
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Canada grants limited reprieve on auto tariffs
The country will allow a certain amount of U.S.-assembled cars to be imported duty-free provided companies maintain minimum domestic production and investment levels.
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Opinion
‘Made in America’ is not enough
The U.S. needs to go beyond tariffs to modernize the country’s trade regulations and create a forward-looking strategy for global competitiveness, writes Crowell Global Advisors’ Monica Gorman.
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J&J expects tariff charge of $400M this year
CFO Joe Wolk told investors the charge was primarily in the healthcare giant’s medtech business.
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Trump administration ordered to resume IRA funding
A federal judge’s decision, which stated agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office.
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Trump orders Section 232 probe of critical minerals
Similar investigations into other industries have been a precursor to sector-specific tariffs from the U.S., which wants to boost its domestic rare earth supply.
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Post to shutter 2 cereal plants, cut 300 jobs
The facilities in Ontario and Nevada are expected to close by the end of 2025.
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US to investigate semiconductor imports
The Section 232 investigation comes ahead of anticipated tariffs on the industry.
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Bringing an AI boost to additive manufacturing
The technology can make it easier for companies to use 3D printing and enhance the design process.
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US launches probe that could set stage for pharma tariffs
The Commerce Department has begun a so-called Section 232 investigation into the national security effects of the U.S. importing pharmaceuticals and their raw materials.
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Nvidia to spend $500B to manufacture AI chips in US
The chipmaker will work with TSMC, Foxconn, Amkor and others to produce its Blackwell chip and other artificial intelligence infrastructure in Arizona and Texas.
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Trump excludes some electronics from reciprocal tariffs
Smartphones and electronic integrated circuits, among other products, now qualify for the “semiconductor” exemption — though officials say sector-specific duties are still coming.
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Boeing sees delivery uptick in Q1
However, the Trump administration’s 25% steel and aluminum tariffs and China’s export controls of critical minerals could affect the aircraft manufacturing titan’s progress.
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Morris Packaging, Karat Packaging, Nefab, Saica announce expansions
From warehouses to converting facilities, expansions in the U.S. and Mexico cover a variety of plastic and fiber substrates. Paragon Films, Engineered Foam Packaging and Forming Technologies are among those growing.
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China raises tariffs on US imports to 125%
Once the increase takes effect Saturday, the country signaled that it won't retaliate further if the U.S. hikes duties again.
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Food manufacturers leverage AI for innovation
Conagra and others are using artificial intelligence to sift through behavioral data to find emerging consumer trends, experts said during a recent virtual event.
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Amid tariff turmoil, Novartis commits to spending $23B on US manufacturing
Novartis expects the new capacity will allow it to produce all of its key medicines “end to end” in the U.S., as the Trump administration buffets global trade with tariffs.
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Siemens acquires DownStream Technologies
The deal expands the industrial automation company’s software capabilities for printed circuit board design and manufacturing data preparation.
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Food manufacturers look to stay agile amid tariff uncertainty, experts say
Supply chain leaders from Del Monte Foods and McCormick & Co. said they are making supplier adjustments and contingency plans to weather the storm.