4 companies offered nearly $250M CHIPS funding

In a race to dish out $39 billion in CHIPS funds, the White House issued money for semiconductor projects in Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, Texas and Pennsylvania.

By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 17, 2025

Boeing plane deliveries plunge in Q4

The troubled aircraft maker ended a bruising 2024 with 348 commercial plane deliveries, a 34% year-over-year drop.

By Sara Samora • Jan. 16, 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

Nitto to open Kentucky advanced material facility

While the Japan-based company is employing 220 people at its Frankfort plant, it also recently announced over 280 layoffs at locations elsewhere in the U.S.

By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 15, 2025

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

Macom awarded $70M in CHIPS funding

The money will be used to expand production of defense semiconductors in Massachussetts and North Carolina.

By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 15, 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

Steering the future: Navigating challenges and opportunities in manufacturing

Manufacturing’s promise hinges on the correct use of emerging technologies and leveraging clean energy, writes Fluke Corp. President Jason Waxman.

By Jason Waxman • Jan. 13, 2025

EPA finalizes rule banning TCE, PCE chemicals

The agency will phase out degreasing substance trichloroethylene and dry cleaning solvent perchloroethylene to protect workers and consumers from exposure.

By Sara Samora • Jan. 10, 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

Arizona will host third CHIPS R&D flagship facility

The site in Arizona State University Research Park in Tempe will focus on semiconductor prototyping and packaging. 

By Joelle Anselmo • 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

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 Sara Samora • Jan. 7, 2025

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 Kelly Stroh • Jan. 6, 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

Demand ticks up as manufacturers pin hopes on Trump administration: PMI

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

By Kate Magill • Jan. 3, 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

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

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

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

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

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