Manufacturing

Automotive

How the Alabama Mercedes union fight is playing out on dueling websites

With less than a week to go before Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote on joining the United Auto Workers, the fight to

Labor

Mercedes-Benz denies Alabama union-busting activities at shareholders meeting

A Mercedes-Benz board member Wednesday denied claims the company is actively resisting efforts to organize workers at the automakers Tuscaloosa County manufacturing

Electric Vehicles

Australian company strikes land deal for $289 million Ascension, La. EV battery material plant

An Australian mining company that is considering building a $289 million plant to make electric battery components said it has secured a

Steel and Metals

Zekelman Industries Unveils $120 Million Investment in Mississippi County, Ark.

Zekelman Industries, the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America, will invest up to $120 million to expand the

Manufacturing

Bekaert Expands Manufacturing Facility in Van Buren, Arkansas

Bekaert Corporation is expanding its manufacturing facility in Van Buren, creating 38 new jobs in the region. Company executives, state officials, and

Kentucky

Gov. Beshear: Kentucky No. 2 in South Central Region for 2024 National Economic Development Rankings

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 9, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted new recognition of Kentucky’s economic success as Site Selection magazine placed the

Labor

U.S. Jobs Growth Set to Slow, Conference Board Says

U.S. jobs growth could stall in the second half of 2024, with signs of a slowing labor market, according to monthly gauge

Workforce Development

Can a “not Charlotte” recipe revive a region?

Scott Kidd didn’t expect a terribly busy job when he became the town manager of Liberty, N.C., a onetime furniture and textile

Energy

Global clean energy manufacturer Topsoe to invest $400 million in Virginia

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Topsoe, a Danish manufacturer and global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, plans to

Electric Vehicles

An electric vehicle manufacturer to open facility in South Carolina, plans to bring in 180 jobs

A company that makes various types of electric vehicles will establish a manufacturing facility in Aiken County. Columbia Vehicle Group plans to

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