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Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

September 19, 2025

An upgraded SLM F/A-18 Super Hornet departs St. Louis heading back to the U.S. Navy fleet.

Boeing Moves F/A-18 Work Out of St. Louis

September 25, 2025

Unmanned Vehicle Maker, Military Shipbuilder Among 6 U.S. Companies Sanctioned by China

September 25, 2025

Robotic Machine Crushes Worker at Pizza Factory

September 25, 2025

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

September 19, 2025

Coal

New Energy Bill Ends Ohio Ratepayer Charges That Subsidize Two Unprofitable Coal Plants

One lawmaker called it the end of the "bailout."

May 1, 2025

Evan Burroughs, who touts the virtues of an Oregon pilot program that charges motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it uses, displays a tracking device the program uses, in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday June 21, 2023. U.S. states are experimenting with road usage charging programs aimed at one day replacing motor fuel taxes, which are generating less each year, in part due to fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars.

As Fuel Taxes Plummet, States Weigh 'Road Usage' Charge

Motor fuel taxes generate less each year, in part due to fuel efficiency and the rise of electric cars.

June 26, 2023

A view of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the wake of a fiery Ohio derailment and other recent crashes, federal regulators urged that freight railroads should reexamine the way they use and maintain the detectors along the tracks that are supposed to spot overheating bearings.

Ohio Lawmakers Ready Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash

The Senate bill aims to address several key regulatory questions that have arisen from the disaster.

March 1, 2023

The Honda Marysville Auto Plant is shown on March 18, 2020, in Marysville, Ohio. Ohio's privatized economic development office has finalized an agreement with Honda Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, to infuse $237 million into development of a massive battery plant project that the Japanese automaker plans to use to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.

Another $237M Granted to Honda Battery Plant Project in Ohio

Honda and LG have agreed to create 2,527 new jobs.

February 9, 2023

Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, center, accompanied by FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. would pay a $230 million penalty and fully cooperate as part of an agreement announced Thursday to settle federal charges against the company in a sweeping bribery scheme in Ohio.

FirstEnergy to Pay $230M in Ohio Bribery Case

The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme admitted to using dark money groups to fund the effort.

July 23, 2021

In this file photo Paul Tipps, left, and Neil Clark, pose in their office in Columbus, Ohio.

Lobbyist in $60M Bribery Probe Found Dead

He was reportedly writing a tell-all book about his time at the Statehouse.

March 17, 2021

This undated photo provided by the Ohio Governor's Office shows Sam Randazzo, of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Governor Was Warned of Would-be Regulator's Ties to Utility

Samuel Randazzo had deep business ties with the state’s largest electric utility and had long been hostile to the development of wind and solar power.

December 10, 2020

Power Utitlity Electrical I Stock 1162866631

Utility Accused of Paying $4M to Regulator's Consulting Firm

FBI agents searched the state utility commissioner's home earlier this week.

November 20, 2020