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America is facing serious workforce shortages in almost all manufacturing industries.
Labor
If Trump's America First Program Works, Where Will We Get the Workers?
Can America rebuild manufacturing without the workers to make it happen?
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An upgraded SLM F/A-18 Super Hornet departs St. Louis heading back to the U.S. Navy fleet.
Aerospace
Boeing Moves F/A-18 Work Out of St. Louis
Some work needs to be relocated as Boeing expands in the area.
September 25, 2025
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Trade
Unmanned Vehicle Maker, Military Shipbuilder Among 6 U.S. Companies Sanctioned by China
Three were added to the "unreliable entity list," effectively banning them from trade with China.
September 25, 2025
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Safety
Robotic Machine Crushes Worker at Pizza Factory
First responders pronounced the employee deceased at the scene.
September 25, 2025
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Operations
Distillery Reportedly Flushed 5,000 Bottles of Expensive Whisky
The company denied any wrongdoing but an investigation is underway.
September 25, 2025
Rolls of finished steel at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility Granite City, Ill., June 28, 2018.
Operations
White House Says It Blocked U.S. Steel's Decision to Stop Processing at Illinois Plant
Granite City Works is protected under provisions of a national security agreement through 2027.
September 25, 2025
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Northrop Grumman Opens New Factory to Expand Missile Making in West Virginia
The plant will help deliver 300 strike missiles per year.
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September 26, 2025
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Event thought leadership will focus on how to become stronger and more agile.
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Amazon to Pay $2.5B to Settle FTC Allegations It Duped Customers into Enrolling in Prime
The company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties — the largest such fine in the agency’s history for a rule violation.
September 26, 2025
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Trump to Put Import Taxes on Pharmaceutical Drugs, Kitchen Cabinets, Furniture and Heavy Trucks
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JD Fields HDM Spiralweld Mill to Open $50M Facility in Maryland
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September 25, 2025
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