The most in-demand manufacturing jobs of 2025

Manufacturers increasingly need workers that can repair and maintain complex machinery and robotics, as well as other technical roles.

By Michelle No • Jan. 16, 2025

Bridgestone extends buyouts to Iowa tractor factory workers

The tire manufacturer is battling waning sales and a decline in the farm market.

By Nathan Owens • Jan. 16, 2025

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Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive

Check out five of our biggest stories of 2024 so far, including how manufacturers are navigating rising costs and boosting workforce innovation. 

By Manufacturing Dive staff

Louis Dreyfus buys BASF’s food and health ingredients business

The food processor seeks to dominate the plant-based space while chemical producer BASF shifts its focus to other areas.

By Chris Casey • Jan. 15, 2025

Bell Textron to expand Texas footprint with $429M component plant

The Fort Worth manufacturing facility will support production of the U.S. Army’s aircraft weapon system.

By Sara Samora • Jan. 15, 2025

EEOC releases guidance on wearables at work

The agency warns that wearable technology in the workplace, such as smartwatches, can violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

By Kathryn Moody • Jan. 14, 2025

Timken to lay off nearly 100 workers in Missouri

The Springfield plant workforce reduction is part of the industrial part manufacturer’s plans to cut costs.

By Sara Samora • Jan. 14, 2025

Auto supplier Webasto to lay off 244 in Michigan

The company will shutter its Rochester Hills plant, marking its third layoff notice in three months.

By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 13, 2025

Deere lays off 75 workers at Iowa tractor plant

The job cuts are some of the first in 2025 after the company reduced its workforce by the thousands last year in response to slowing demand.

By Nathan Owens • Jan. 9, 2025

4 manufacturing trends to watch in 2025

Manufacturers are gearing up for tariff hikes, continued labor gaps and more AI integration as they enter the new year.

By Kate Magill • Jan. 9, 2025

National Resilience to lay off 120 in North Carolina

The biomanufacturer's job cuts follow a December announcement to let go of 105 employees at its Florida facility.

By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 9, 2025

Boeing picks IT veteran as chief information digital officer

Dana Deasy will lead information security and technology as well as data analytics for the aircraft manufacturer.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 8, 2025

PCC Group to build $540M facility at Chemours’ Mississippi plant site

The Germany-based company also signed a chlorine supply deal with the chemical titan.

By Sara Samora • Jan. 8, 2025

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

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 Sara Samora • Jan. 6, 2025

Micron Technology plans $2.2B Virginia plant expansion

The latest expenditure is part of the chipmaker’s plans to invest $3 billion in the Manassas facility by 2030.

By Sara Samora • Jan. 3, 2025

Final rule to overhaul H-1B visa eligibility requirements takes effect Jan. 17

Employers should prepare for potential disruption caused by the rule, according to law firm Fragomen.

By Ryan Golden • Jan. 2, 2025

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 Sara Samora • Jan. 2, 2025

Nearly 400 manufacturing workers died on the job in 2023

A worker died every 99 minutes across all industries in the U.S. last year, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

By Kate Magill • Dec. 19, 2024

2024 manufacturing labor trends: A look back

Manufacturers experimented with four-day workweeks, flexible schedules and artificial intelligence to meet workforce challenges this year as the industry continues to grow. 

By Kate Magill • Dec. 18, 2024

Workers fear skills will be obsolete within the decade, report says

Employers can nurture the proficiencies needed to compete in the new market by offering training, the Global Labor Market Conference study said.

By Laurel Kalser • Dec. 18, 2024

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

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 Eric Walz • Dec. 17, 2024

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 Sara Samora • Dec. 16, 2024

Boeing plans another 122 layoffs in South Carolina, California

The cuts add to nearly 5,000 layoffs across 11 states announced by the aircraft maker in recent weeks.

By Sara Samora • Dec. 13, 2024

More than half of leaders haven’t trained in AI, survey shows

A lack of training could negatively affect security, privacy and corporate competitiveness, General Assembly says.

By Carolyn Crist • Dec. 13, 2024