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August 27, 2025
Rendering of Astemo Americas’ new regional headquarters.
Astemo to Open New Regional Headquarters in Michigan
September 3, 2025
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What Happens to Trump’s Tariffs Now That a Federal Appeals Court Has Knocked Them Down?
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August 27, 2025
A sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory, Oct. 13, 2018, in Sparks, Nev. Tesla will get more than $330 million in tax breaks from Nevada to massively expand its vehicle battery facility east of Reno and add a new electric semi-truck factory. Approval on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from the Governor's Office of Economic Development came as Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo cited the benefit of jobs and the boost that Tesla's huge Gigafactory has given the local economy for almost a decade.
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Nevada Wants Feds to Declare Mothballed Nuke Dump Plan Dead
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Carl Roath, left, a worker with the Mason County (Wash.) Public Utility District, pulls fiber optic cable off of a spool, as he works with a team to install broadband internet service to homes in a rural area surrounding Lake Christine near Belfair, Wash., on Aug. 4, 2021. Federal officials announced plans Thursday, July 28, 2022, to spend $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in 11 West and Central U.S. states.
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