John Seewer | Manufacturing.net

Sugar is unloaded during the Peeps marshmallow treats manufacturing process at the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, Pa., Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Go Inside the Factory Where Peeps Are Made

From conveyor belts to "sugar showers."

April 15, 2025

In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day, Feb. 4, 2023.

Lawsuit Alleges First Deaths From Disastrous 2023 Train Derailment

The lawsuit contains the first seven wrongful death claims filed against Norfolk Southern railroad.

February 3, 2025

Former FirstEnergy CEO Charles Jones sits in the courtroom at the Summit County courthouse in Akron, Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

Former FirstEnergy Executives Indicted in Ohio Bribery Scheme

The former execs were accused of bribing state officials to earn a $1B bailout for nuclear plants.

January 17, 2025

Multiple cars of a Norfolk Southern train lie toppled after derailing at a train crossing with Ohio 41 in Clark County, Ohio, Saturday, March 4, 2023.

Safety Agency Opens Probe of Norfolk Southern Rail Accidents

The NTSB says it will begin a broad look at the company's safety culture.

March 8, 2023

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, left, and Tristan Brown, deputy administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, crouch down to look at part of a burned traincar, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in East Palestine, Ohio, at the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment.

Probe: Train Crew Had Little Warning Before Ohio Wreck

An alarm sounded just before it went off the tracks.

February 24, 2023

In this undated combination of photos shown are CVS, Walmart and Walgreens locations. The retail pharmacy chains recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.

Public Nuisance Laws in Opioid Cases Give Hope to Both Sides

The industry argues public nuisance laws simply don’t apply to prescribing and distributing prescription painkillers.

November 25, 2021

GM autoworker Matt Moorhead looks out his window in Warren, Ohio.

2 Years After Closure, Autoworkers Still Chased by Uncertainty

When GM ended a half-century of building cars in Lordstown, Ohio, 1,600 workers had to decide whether to move to another factory.

March 9, 2021

The exterior of the General Motors Toledo Transmission Operations facility is shown in Toledo, Ohio.

EVs Leave Autoworkers Facing Uncertain Futures

Those who trained and worked for decades to build machines running on petroleum will need to do different work — or they might not have jobs.

February 12, 2021

FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, April 4, 2017.

Ohio Utility at Center of $60 Million Bribery Case Fires CEO

Until now, FirstEnergy and its executives have denied any wrongdoing.

November 2, 2020

In this April 4, 2017, file photo, plumes of steam drift from the cooling tower of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.

FirstEnergy Had Big Stake in Tainted Nuclear Plant Bailout

Investigators say the company secretly funneled millions to secure a legislative bailout for two unprofitable plants.

August 27, 2020

Republican Ohio state Rep. Larry Householder sits at the head of a legislative session as Speaker of the House, in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Nuclear Bailout Tied to Bribery Scandal Was Years in Making

Ohio's House speaker and four associates are accused of taking a $60 million bribe.

August 3, 2020

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Americans' Discipline Will Be Tested This Weekend

Health experts agree this will be a pivotal moment in determining whether the nation slides into a deeper mess.

July 3, 2020

In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo, snow covers the perimeter of the General Motors' Lordstown plant, in Lordstown, Ohio. The Trump administration’s budget proposal scraps a loan program that could help an upstart electric vehicle company’s plans to reuse the now-closed General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio.

Budget Targets Efficient Auto Loan Program

Lordstown Motors Corp., a new venture that’s trying to reopen a former GM factory, hoped to possibly use the program the administration wants to eliminate.

February 11, 2020

In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, hundreds of Chevrolet Cruze cars sit in a parking lot at General Motors' assembly plant in Lordstown, OH. The long-struggling Rust Belt community of Youngstown, Ohio, which was stung by the loss of the massive General Motors Lordstown plant this year, wants to become a research and production hub for electric vehicles.. But Youngstown faces competition from places like Detroit and China that are taking big roles in developing electric vehicles.

Rust Belt Region Banks on EVs

The region is embarking on an ambitious plan to become a research and production hub for electric vehicles and carve out a new economy for itself by mixing its industrial past with emerging technology.

December 30, 2019

In this Nov. 27, 2018, file photo a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, Ohio. General Motors is selling the Ohio assembly plant it closed in March to a new company that plans to begin making electric trucks in late 2020. The company called Lordstown Motors Corp. said Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, that it initially intends to hire 400 production workers but still needs more money from investors.

GM Lends $40M to Co. Buying Plant

Lordstown Motors Corp. announced a month ago that it had bought the the once-bustling factory near Youngstown that made the Chevrolet Cruze up until last March.

December 10, 2019