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Deere to lay off 150 workers at Iowa plant
The cuts come as the farm equipment manufacturer expects up to a 15% decline in sales this fiscal year.
By Sarah Zimmerman • March 14, 2024 -
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Tyson to shutter Iowa pork plant, lay off over 1,200
The Perry closure comes after a volatile period as the company’s pork business struggled with high grain costs.
By Chris Casey • March 13, 2024 -
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Baxter to close Massachusetts site, lay off 59 people
News of the jobs cuts at the Acton plant comes 13 months after the company outlined plans to eliminate 3,000 positions.
By Nick Paul Taylor • March 12, 2024 -
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Most employees say their mental health has declined or plateaued
Workplace tech and stressful managers can worsen stress and burnout — but can also be part of the solution, Calm says.
By Carolyn Crist • March 11, 2024 -
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Chemours CEO, CFO, controller manipulated vendor payment schedules to meet cash flow targets
Meeting the cash flow targets would also be a “key metric” in determining the executives’ incentive compensation packages, an internal review reported.
By Sara Samora • March 7, 2024 -
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Paper packaging facility closures in February
On top of factory shutdowns, companies like Cascades, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak announced layoffs or idlings last month.
By Maria Rachal • March 7, 2024 -
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Pfizer halts construction of former Seagen factory in Washington
The move will impact 120 employees and drugs intended for production at the site will be shifted to a North Carolina facility.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 6, 2024 -
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Integra Lifesciences to cut about 60 jobs as it closes Indiana site
Manufacturing will be transferred to a plant in Maryland as part of a strategy to bolster operational efficiency, a company spokesperson said.
By Susan Kelly • March 6, 2024 -
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Corning to build $900M solar component facility in Michigan
The Solar Technology plant will create over 1,100 jobs in Richland Township.
By Sara Samora • March 4, 2024 -
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Del Monte Foods to close 2 plants in Washington and Wisconsin
The fruit, vegetable and broth manufacturer said it will start winding down operations at the facilities starting in April. More than 200 employees will be impacted.
By Christopher Doering • March 4, 2024 -
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Quality control at BoeingBoeing in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems as it strains to address quality issues
The talks come as the Federal Aviation Administration gave the aircraft maker 90 days to address its safety and quality control problems.
By Sara Samora • Updated March 1, 2024 -
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Manufacturing pulling out of the ‘malaise’ despite some performance dips: PMI
While some metrics like employment and production were down based on the ISM's monthly report, economists remain optimistic about the year ahead.
By Kate Magill • March 1, 2024 -
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Anheuser-Busch avoids strike by reaching deal with union
The tentative agreement includes wage increases and greater benefits to the 5,000 Teamster-represented manufacturing workers.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Chemours puts CEO, CFO, controller on leave amid financial probe
The chemical maker is reviewing its internal financial reporting processes, including how reports are made to its ethics hotline and management practices related to SEC filings.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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UAW wins majority support at Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama
The Tuscaloosa facility is the second nonunionized site in the U.S. to earn support for collective bargaining since last fall, the United Auto Workers said.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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Front-line workers are more likely to be anxious and depressed, survey finds
Employers have a vested interest in educating these essential workers about their well-being options, meQuilibrium’s chief science officer said.
By Laurel Kalser • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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Report: Employers don’t practice what they preach on skills-based hiring
Fewer than 1 in 700 new hires benefited from businesses dropping degree requirements, Burning Glass Institute and Harvard Business School estimated.
By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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5,000 Anheuser-Busch plant workers could strike on Friday
Beer production continues while 420 workers strike in Texas, but the Teamsters are threatening a walkout across 12 breweries if a better contract isn't reached.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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UAW to spend $40M to organize non-union battery and auto plants
More than 10,000 non-union autoworkers have signed cards since the UAW launched a nationwide organizing drive in December.
By Eric Walz • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Carclo to shutter Arizona plastic molding facility
The medical device maker is restructuring its U.S. operations as demand for COVID-19 diagnostic tests drops.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Rivian to lay off 10% of salaried workforce
A company spokesperson said the hourly manufacturing workers at its plant in Normal, Illinois, would not be affected.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 22, 2024 -
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UAW, Ford reach local deal, staving off strike at Kentucky Truck Plant
The union’s local chapter was prepared to strike on Friday if the tentative agreement was not reached.
By Michael Brady • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Cleveland-Cliffs to idle West Virginia tinplate factory
The steelmaker will lay off roughly 900 workers after the International Trade Commission opted not to implement anti-dumping tariffs against steel imports.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Gen Z workers say learning more AI tools will improve their value to employers
Nearly half of all workers feel they could lose out on job opportunities to those with better generative artificial intelligence skills.
By Carolyn Crist • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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GE Aerospace to pay $443K in gender discrimination settlement
The Boeing and Lockheed Martin supplier allegedly discriminated against female operations associate applicants at its Rutland, Vermont, facility.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 21, 2024
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