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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

By JONEL ALECCIA
Apr 30, 2025 10:40 am - Last week, U.S. health officials announced plans to persuade food companies to voluntarily eliminate petroleum-based artificial dyes by the end of 2026. “Most of our customers have decided that this is finally the time when they’re going to make that switch to a natural color,” said Dave Gebhardt, senior technical director at Sensient Technologies Corp., one of the world’s largest dyemakers. But is the industry ready?
Midwest Companies expands into trailer equipment with Patriot Sales & Rental

Submitted by Karolyn Raphael
Apr 22, 2025 2:10 pm - Midwest Companies, a family-owned sustainable waste management and construction services company with multiple subsidiaries, announces Patriot Sales & Rental in Hamp...
Hiring challenges persist in skilled trades

By Mary Lynn Fayoumi
Apr 16, 2025 8:44 am - A growing trend of high school counselors and parents encouraging kids to attend college instead of learning a trade or pursuing a manufacturing career can present hiring challenges for many industries.
As Trump considers auto tariffs pause, parts exemptions could be key for US industry

By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Apr 15, 2025 2:18 pm - President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn't specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.
‘It feels like the end of days’: Trump’s China tariff shocks US importers

By Paul Wiseman and Anne D'Innocenzio
Apr 14, 2025 9:40 am - Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a surefire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports.
New lawsuit alleges Mount Prospect officials are harassing company

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 01, 2025 12:27 pm - Prestige Feed Products has revived harassment claims against Mount Prospect with a new lawsuit in Cook County circuit court.
Trump’s latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and PAUL WISEMAN
Mar 28, 2025 12:34 pm - President Donald Trump’s 25% tax on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts is likely to drive up prices at a time when many Americans already struggle to afford a new set of wheels. The tariffs will also force car companies to rethink what cars they make and where they make them.
Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas

By Ben Szalinski
Mar 25, 2025 1:18 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare veto Friday of a bill that would require warehouse workers in Illinois to know quotas they must meet at their jobs.
Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan moves forward in Des Plaines

By Russell Lissau
Mar 17, 2025 9:08 pm - A German pharmaceutical company’s $163 million plan to expand its facility in Des Plaines got a tentative go-ahead from the city council Monday.
He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.

By Abha Bhattarai
Mar 05, 2025 9:55 am - After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, 75-year-old Guy Spinelli plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, and sells to more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and casinos. But now, two years in, Spinelli says the party is over.

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