Vasilisa Stepanenko

AP Writer

Regional Manufacturing: The Future of a Resilient Industry

September 16, 2025

A sign marks the entrance of the Boar's Head processing plant in Jarratt, Va., on Thursday Aug. 29, 2024.

Congress Asks Whether Boar's Head Deli Meat Plant Tied to Deadly Outbreak Will Be Fit to Reopen

September 16, 2025

A Tesla model Y and other Telsla vehicles sit at a dealership, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Kennesaw, Ga.

NHTSA Investigating Tesla Door Handles That Could Trap Passengers

September 16, 2025

A worker holds a sign reading 'investing instead of saving' during a nationwide warning strike of the union IG Metal at the car maker FORD factory in Cologne, Germany, Germany, Oct. 29, 2024.

Ford to Cut Up to 1,000 Jobs at German Plant as EV Demand Lags

September 16, 2025

Oksana Polischuk, 51, descendes by lift into a coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2025. Polischuk, lost her husband on a war, she became an IDP in Poland. She decided to return to Ukraine and be useful for her country working on a coal mine underground.

As War Draws Men to Fight, Ukraine's Women Take Tough New Jobs in Machinery, Mines

Businesses want to hire again after the initial economic shock, but the labor force has shrunk.

April 1, 2025