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    Manufacturing employment bounces back in March, adding 15K jobs

    The transportation equipment and fabricated metal products sectors gained the most jobs last month, while the chemical sector lost the most.

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    Trump adjusts tariffs for steel, aluminum, copper

    Goods made entirely of the metals will still face a 50% tariff, but the levy will be reduced to 25% for certain derivative goods, effective April 6.

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    Boeing, Lockheed Martin, BAE, Honeywell Aerospace ink deals with Defense Department

    The companies are ramping up weapons production after meeting with President Donald Trump in March amid the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

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    Intel to pay $14.2B for Apollo’s stake in Ireland chip factory

    The joint venture repurchase signals a turnaround for the chipmaker after selling a 49% interest for “financial flexibility” nearly two years ago.

  • Illustration of a photonic integrated circuit, with components bonded using a technique that enables the circuit to survive and operate in extreme environments.
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    NIST researchers develop photonic chip packaging that can withstand extreme environments

    The packaging could enable new applications for photonic chips, including in deep space and inside nuclear reactors. NIST physicist Nikolai Klimov said the packaging could start to be used in the next one to two years.

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    Manufacturing sector expands for third consecutive month, but war, tariffs cause worry

    Price increases in 17 of the 18 economic sectors tracked are a particular concern and are impacting business operations, according to survey respondents.

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    ACMI, John Hopkins University collaborate to build manufacturing workforce in US

    The university’s Whiting School of Engineering will create safety and training initiatives focused on the company’s National Security Industrial Hub and Munitions campus in Bloomfield, Indiana, which broke ground in February.

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    Agentic AI has the potential to rattle the manufacturing status quo: Deloitte

    The technology can enhance risk mitigation and worker roles by reducing cycle times and conducting autonomous decision-making.

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    Borjas, Jorge. (2023). "MCB Camp Lejeune Individual Issue Facility Relocation: Expeditionary Service for an Expeditionary Force" [Photograph]. Retrieved from DVIDS.
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    DuPont completes $1.8B Kevlar, Nomex business sale

    The company sold the aramid fibers business to chemical manufacturer Arclin.

    Updated April 1, 2026
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    A year into tariffs, US businesses see declining sales, plan price increases: KPMG survey

    The consulting firm found that 34% of companies are now passing on more than half of their tariff costs to customers, while 82% report a decline in foreign sales.

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    Eaton to establish data center-focused segment

    The new segment follows the electrical component manufacturer’s $9.5 billion thermal business acquisition from Boyd. Angie McMillin, president of the segment, shares more about the company’s plans.

    Updated March 31, 2026
  • A ladle of holt molten iron is poured into a Basic Oxygen Process furnace where it will be transformed into liquid steel.
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    Courtesy of U.S. Steel Corp.

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    US Steel restarts Granite City Works production

    The company has begun producing steel at its Illinois facility after idling Blast Furnace B for more than two years.

    Updated March 31, 2026
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    Hyundai Translead, Siemens, Fanuc and others announce US expansions

    The expansions and investments span a variety of industries, including aerospace, robotics, trucking, power delivery and nuclear medicine.

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    GlobalFoundries sues Tower Semiconductor for patent infringement

    The lawsuits seek to block the importation and sale of chips that allegedly infringe on protected technologies. Tower rejected the allegations and plans to challenge them in court.

  • China President Xi Jinping sits at a table with two mugs in front of him.
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    China opens probes into US trading practices

    The investigations reviewing potential disruptions to global supply chains and the trade of green products come as leaders of the two countries prepare to meet in May. 

  • The Apple logo is displayed on a storefront in Berlin, Germany, on April 23, 2025.
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    Apple adds US manufacturing partners with $400M expansion

    The technology giant plans to support domestic partnerships with Bosch, Qnity Electronics and others through 2030. Its agreement with TDK will bring iPhone sensor production to the U.S. for the first time.

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    AI is boosting engineering productivity as adoption accelerates: SimScale survey

    Manufacturers and other companies whose engineering teams properly leverage artificial intelligence are more competitive, according to the Germany-based software provider.

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    ‘Do not shift budgets to AI’: How businesses should and shouldn’t respond to evolving threats

    Experts said companies rushing to buy AI services risk letting their existing, still-vital defensive measures deteriorate.

  • A rendering of UCB's new Gwinett County, Georgia, manufacturing campus.
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    Belgian drugmaker UCB to invest $2B in factory near Atlanta

    The expansion would establish the company’s first biologics manufacturing plant in the United States.

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    How food manufacturers can benefit from AI and other technologies

    Experts at the virtual Food Manufacturing Summit said companies can leverage technologies such as artificial intelligence to comply with U.S. regulations and heighten food safety.

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    EU parliament approves key terms of US trade deal

    The bloc’s legislative body on Thursday voted in favor of proposals to lower or eliminate tariffs on a range of U.S. goods while also approving key safeguard provisions.

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    Retrieved from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.
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    Manufacturers brace for price increases from Strait of Hormuz closure

    Crude oil prices have surged 47% this month and polypropylene jumped 24%, affecting transportation and plastics costs.

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    Democrat lawmakers reintroduce PFAS regulation, accountability bill

    The legislation would ban the nonessential use of PFAS in products and expand reporting and recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers. The proposed measure builds on Minnesota’s “Amara’s Law.”

  • Robots in action on the new line at Toyota Kentucky as future Camrys seamlessly roll through the production process.
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    Toyota to spend another $1B in its US manufacturing operations

    The investment is part of the automaker’s $10 billion commitment over five years and will go towards the company’s facilities in Kentucky and Indiana.

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    USA Rare Earth, Arnold Magnetic Technologies partner to expand domestic magnet supply

    The companies’ mutual sales and distribution agreement seeks to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for critical applications in defense, aerospace and other sectors.