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LISTEN: Syngenta Ending Production of Herbicide Banned in 70 Countries, Linked to Parkinson's
Swiss agricultural manufacturer Syngenta announced it will end global production of paraquat, an herbicide used to control weeds in farming operations, by the end of June. The company plans to phase…
LISTEN: Stanley Black & Decker Closing Last Factory in Founding City
Stanley Black & Decker plans to close its last manufacturing facility in New Britain, Connecticut, the city home to the company’s headquarters. Connecticut Public Radio reported that the action…
LISTEN: Regulators Raid Farm Turned ‘Skinny Jab’ Manufacturing Facility
Officers from a UK medicine regulator raided two sites in February during an ongoing investigation into a criminal network that manufactures and distributes unlicensed weight-loss medicines, also…
LISTEN: Stellantis Workers, Union Fume Over $0 Bonuses
Big 3 auto workers tend to rely on annual profit-sharing checks as a part of the compensation plans negotiated through the United Autoworkers Union.This year, Ford employees are taking home just shy…
Mexican Cement Giant Making a Push in the U.S.
Mexico’s largest cement producer — and one of the leading building materials manufacturers globally — hopes that a newly announced acquisition will bolster its position in the U.S. construction…
LISTEN: PepsiCo to Shutter Southern California Facility, Cut Nearly 250 Jobs
Eight months after PepsiCo relegated a longtime Frito-Lay plant in Southern California to a distribution hub, the food and beverage giant is now reportedly closing the campus entirely — and laying…
LISTEN: ‘Completely Preventable Mistake’ Caused Fatal Refinery Accident in Texas
On October 10, 2024, at around 4:23 p.m., some 27,000 pounds of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas were released during a maintenance activity at the PEMEX Deer Park Refinery in Deer Park, Texas. The…
LISTEN: Dead Vehicle Crowned America’s New Cheapest Car
U.S. consumers looking for the least expensive new vehicle option are facing both bad and good news.The bad news is that the U.S. market no longer has a new vehicle with an average MSRP below…
LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: The Secret to Helping Young Machinists Fall in Love With the Shop Floor
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I talk to young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking…
LISTEN: Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Ratify First Union Contract
Nearly two years after its workers voted to establish one of the first unions at an auto factory in the South, employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have approved their first…
LISTEN: Brewing Giant Expects Aluminum Tariffs to Hurt Profits
One of the nation’s largest brewers says it expects tariffs on the aluminum used in its cans to dent its profits this year.Molson Coors said in its latest financial results that an 8.1% jump in its…
LISTEN: "Boiling Blood and Death" Odors Detected 10 Miles Away
The State of Texas filed a lawsuit against Darling Ingredients, accusing the company of illegally emitting odors and air contaminants from its rendering facility near Austin, Texas. The complaint…
LISTEN: Outspoken Critic of Offshoring to Move Ohio Mfg Operations to China
Last month, Conn-Selmer – a manufacturer that’s said to be the last to produce brass musical instruments in the United States – announced that it would be closing its plant in Eastlake, Ohio.And…
LISTEN: Unexploded Artillery and Lasers Await Trespassers at U.S. Army Test Center
The U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona is filled with all manner of things that can seriously hurt or kill a person. And the U.S. military would really appreciate it if people would stop…
LISTEN: Wind Turbine Graveyard in Texas Sparks Lawsuit
The State of Texas filed a lawsuit against industrial waste recycler Global Fiberglass Solutions for illegally compiling approximately 3,000 wind turbine blades and parts at two disposal sites in…
LISTEN: Cargill to Shutter Wisconsin Plant, Cut More than 200 Jobs
Cargill says it plans to shut down its beef plant in Milwaukee and lay off more than 200 workers amid turmoil in the U.S. beef industry.Reuters reports that the agribusiness giant notified Wisconsin…
LISTEN: Brewing Giant to Slash Thousands of Jobs Amid Sluggish Sales, Tech Push
The world’s second-largest brewer says it plans to combat a sluggish beer market by using technology to make its operations more efficient — and, in turn, slash thousands of jobs.Heineken, which…
LISTEN: Investigation Opened Into Woodland Pulp Accident That Killed 20-Year-Old Intern
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has opened an investigation into a fatal chemical release at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville, Maine.On January 27, 2026, 20-year old intern…
LISTEN: Waymo Workers in the Philippines Are Helping Stumped 'Driverless' Cars
The race for the first viable driverless taxi fleet is still moving forward at a rapid pace, with players like Tesla and Waymo generating regular headlines highlighting the good and the bad.And…
LISTEN: DOJ Thwarts Potential Bagged Ice Monopoly
A proposed merger between two of the largest packaged ice companies in the U.S. has been met with a list of divestiture requirements from the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust…
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