Food Manufacturing: Last Week In Review (March 19-25)

Stay on top of the biggest stories in the news and find out what was trending by taking a look at the most-viewed content that appeared last week on Food Manufacturing.

Jesse Osborne
Mar 26, 2018
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November 8, 2023
Emergency responders work at the scene of a derailment of a CSX train north of Livingston, Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Kentucky Train Derailment
November 28, 2023
This is an undated photograph of Impala Platinum mine shaft 11, provided by Implats on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, near Rustenburg, South Africa.
Elevator Drops 650 Feet in Deadly Platinum Mine Accident
November 28, 2023
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Next on UAW's To-Do List: Add More Members from Nonunion Factories
November 28, 2023
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Job Cuts Loom as VW Chief Warns It Is 'No Longer Competitive'
The company is facing a reckoning.
November 28, 2023
Emergency responders work at the scene of a derailment of a CSX train north of Livingston, Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.
Safety
Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Kentucky Train Derailment
But it didn't trigger alarms beforehand.
November 28, 2023
This is an undated photograph of Impala Platinum mine shaft 11, provided by Implats on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, near Rustenburg, South Africa.
Safety
Elevator Drops 650 Feet in Deadly Platinum Mine Accident
It happened at the end of the shift.
November 28, 2023
Will Tesla’s workers be the next to approve a UAW contract?
Automotive
Next on UAW's To-Do List: Add More Members from Nonunion Factories
It's a formidable objective, but it looks like the UAW has the money, know-how and institutional infrastructure to launch these organizing campaigns.
November 28, 2023
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Handheld Radio Battery Fire Causes Millions in Damage
The oil tanker's navigation, communication and alarm systems were damaged beyond repair.
November 27, 2023
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Operations
Update: Modular Homebuilder, Veev, to Shut Down
Its CEO saw modular homes as answer to housing shortage.
November 27, 2023
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GM Buys Tesla Supplier; SpaceX Rocket Explodes; The 4-Day Workweek | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 146
Also on the podcast, manufacturer sues Norfolk Southern, tough working conditions at SpaceX, California city buys asphalt factory, Serta Simmons opens massive factory in Wisconsin and scientists turn invasive carp into double agents.
November 27, 2023
The Longshot, an air-launched unmanned aircraft that General Atomics is developing with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency for use in tandem with piloted Air Force jets, is displayed at the Air & Space Forces Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 in Oxon Hill, Md.
Laws & Regulations
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons
The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by 2026.
November 27, 2023
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U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales to Hit Record this Year
But still lag behind China and Germany.
November 27, 2023
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attach a Nissan badge to a car as they visit the car manufacturer Nissan, in Sunderland, England, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.
Automotive
Nissan Will Invest $1.4B to Make EVs at its UK Factory
The money also will go toward a new gigafactory.
November 27, 2023
Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory, on Sept. 18, 2023.
Automotive
Tesla Sues Swedish Agency as Striking Workers Stop Delivering License Plates
Tesla said not accessing the registration plates "constitutes an unlawful discriminatory attack."
November 27, 2023
AES Indiana Petersburg Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Petersburg, Ind., on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
Operations
UN Report Says World is Racing to Well Past Warming Limit as Carbon Emissions Rise Instead of Plunge
The UN said countries have to slash their emissions by 42% by the end of the decade.
November 24, 2023
The Conemaugh Generation Station emits steam in New Florence, Pa., Feb. 6, 2007.
Laws & Regulations
Pennsylvania Governor Appeals Decision Blocking Plan to Make Power Plants Pay for Greenhouse Gases
He urged lawmakers to come up with an alternative plan.
November 24, 2023
President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 19, 2023.
Safety
Biden Declares Emergency Over Lead in Water in U.S. Virgin Islands
Officials told residents to stop using their taps and began distributing vouchers for bottled water.
November 23, 2023
A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Deerfield, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
Labor
U.S. Unemployment Claims Drop By 24,000
Another sign of labor market resiliency.
November 23, 2023