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47 small/medium manufacturers to receive $9M to implement energy and efficiency projects across the U.S. 

Sept. 19, 2024
Each manufacturer will receive up to $300,000 to make DOE-recommended improvements.
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Ashley Furniture invests $80 million to expand manufacturing operations in two cities in Mississippi 

Sept. 19, 2024
To help aid the project, the company will receive assistance through the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive, or MFLEX program.
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Manufacturing union news from Stellantis, Boeing, and Volkswagen

Sept. 18, 2024
“This contract is about more than just numbers—it’s about dignity, respect, and real security for our families."
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U.S. invests $40M to strengthen the solar energy supply chain  

Sept. 17, 2024
The funding will be used to maximize the environmental benefit of solar energy technologies.
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Manufacturer invests $13.1 million to build industrial coating plant in Louisiana 

Sept. 16, 2024
The new 100,000-square-foot facility will serve Southland’s fabrication and coating facility in Amite in addition to external customers.
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Animal food manufacturer fined $161K for exposing workers to airborne dust hazards 

Sept. 16, 2024
OSHA inspectors uncovered serious combustible and airborne dust hazards caused by a combination of poor housekeeping, a failure to evaluate spaces for dust hazards, and a lack...
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S&C opens new Illinois plant to manufacture grid-resilience technologies

Sept. 13, 2024
The facility will produce circuit-switchers, devices that protect transmission substation transformers, and other grid-hardening equipment.
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Stellantis invests $406M to upgrade 3 Michigan plants to manufacture electric vehicles

Sept. 13, 2024
Stellantis hopes this investment will improve its competitive advantages across a wide variety of electrification adoption scenarios.
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Manufacturing union news from Boeing and Ultium Cells

Sept. 12, 2024
"Workers know they deserve the same strong pay and benefits our members have won."
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DYCM Power invests $800 million to build a solar cell and module manufacturing facility in the U.S.

Sept. 12, 2024
While no site has been selected yet, the new facility will produce advanced TOPCon cells and assemble them into modules.
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Siemens invests $60 million to open high-speed rail manufacturing facility in New York

Sept. 11, 2024
These high-speed trains will run on Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California line.
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Raymond invests $15.6 million to open Energy Solutions Manufacturing Center of Excellence in New York

Sept. 11, 2024
The project is expected to generate 45 new jobs for the surrounding area, with operations beginning in 2025.
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Hawkins Inc. fined $51K for producing too much hazardous waste

Sept. 10, 2024
The EPA concluded that the company was operating as an unpermitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility.
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Worker suffers burns on 40% of his body after receiving 33,000-volt electric shock

Sept. 9, 2024
The worker sustained burns on his arms and legs, lost part of his right buttock, and had six operations during his first 10 days in the hospital.
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Mining equipment manufacturer invests $8.5 million to increase production in Virginia 

Sept. 6, 2024
Simmons Equipment Company hopes the expansion will help it meet increasing customer demand for soft rock machinery.
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Victaulic invests $100 million to expand manufacturing foundry in Pennsylvania 

Sept. 6, 2024
This additional space will be used to house new molding lines, melt furnaces, core machines, and automated finishing and paint equipment.
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Alloy manufacturer invests $110 million to open first U.S. production plant in Texas 

Sept. 5, 2024
The plant is expected to be operational in 2026 and produce 6,000 tons of special alloys annually.
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Worker dies after collision with wheel loader at wood recycling facility

Sept. 5, 2024
The company was fined £22,500 and agreed to pay costs of £44,227.28.
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Big Ass Fans opens HVLS fan manufacturing plant in Texas

Sept. 4, 2024
The company is hiring 100 employees to work at its new 210,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
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Workers require lung transplants due to silica exposure, countertop manufacturer fined over $1 million

Sept. 3, 2024
During their inspection, OSHA investigators discovered employees “laboring in a haze of dust throughout the workspace.”
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Mechanical contractor invests $3.5 million to build new manufacturing facility in Louisiana 

Aug. 30, 2024
The new plant will provide steel, piping and comprehensive services to its commercial and industrial customers.
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JSW Steel invests $110 million to modernize manufacturing at Texas steel plate mill 

Aug. 30, 2024
This investment will aid the U.S. government’s initiative to expand offshore wind energy by deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030
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Boeing company to expand composite components manufacturing plant in Mississippi 

Aug. 29, 2024
The expansion includes renovation of 40,000 square feet of existing space, and new automation equipment, robotics, and non-destructive inspection technologies.
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HP to receive $50 million from the CHIPS Act to modernize Oregon facility 

Aug. 29, 2024
The facility is part of HP’s “lab-to-fab” ecosystem, which covers everything from R&D to commercial manufacturing.
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At least 17 dead and 40 injured in explosion at pharmaceutical plant

Aug. 28, 2024
The explosion and subsequent fire was caused by a chemical solvent leak.
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Power transformer manufacturer to open new plant in Ohio, creating 230 jobs 

Aug. 28, 2024
Westrafo will create 230 new jobs for the surrounding area.
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EVs go up in flames at Rivian manufacturing plant in Illinois

Aug. 27, 2024
The fire began in the parking lot on the north side of the four-million-square-foot factory, but the assembly plant was unaffected.
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Teenaged worker suffers fatal injuries after getting caught in machinery, poultry processing plant fined $165K 

Aug. 26, 2024
The poultry processing plant reached an agreement with the DOL and will implement enhanced safety measures to protect its employees from machine hazards.
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Texas Instruments receives $1.6 billion from CHIPS Act to support wafer fab facilities in Texas and Utah 

Aug. 23, 2024
TI also hopes to receive an additional $6 billion to $8 billion from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Investment Tax Credit.
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Condair to open 400,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Virginia 

Aug. 23, 2024
The company hopes the new facility will improve its North American evaporative technologies business.