Manufacturing
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Factory owners hiking pay to lure workers even with high jobless rate
Sep 13, 2020 6:22 am - As the economy picks up, America's warehouse and factory owners increasingly find they can't fill jobs without boosting meager wages. E-commerce is driving a surge of or...
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FreightCar America Inc. realignsSep 10, 2020 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - FreightCar America Inc. announced additional steps in its manufacturing and operational realignment as it plans to acquire its partner's 50% interest in a join...
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Elk Grove native's invention is in the hands of NFL receiversSep 10, 2020 6:00 am - When the Bears kick off their 2020 season Sunday in Detroit, at least two pass-catchers on the other side of the line of scrimmage can say they got in their off-season r...
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Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing
Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medic...
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Perma-Pipe International earnings slowed by pandemicSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - NILES - Perma-Pipe International Holdings Inc. said Wednesday its second quarter revenue was $20.4 million, $16.3 million below the same quarter last year, and net incom...
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Rust-Oleum president and CEO retiresSep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - VERNON HILLS - Rust-Oleum announced new leadership Thursday with the retirement of President and CEO Ed Voorhees, a 38-year veteran of the company. Bill Spaulding has be...
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PLZ Aeroscience acquires Indianapolis companySep 01, 2020 11:00 pm - DOWNERS GROVE — PLZ Aeroscience Corp. acquired Indianpolis-based Mansfield-King LLC, a leading contract manufacturer of specialty personal care products. PLZ manufacture...
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Wages are soaring in southeastern Wisconsin - a key region of this battleground state
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Gurnee facility to manufacture Abbott rapid COVID-19 testsAug 28, 2020 7:00 pm - Updated 8/29 to correct the number of jobs being created. Emergency authorization for use in the U.S. came Wednesday but Abbott Laboratories has been preparing for ...
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Richardson Electronics a distributor for AC PropulsionAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - LA FOX - Richardson Electronics announced a new distribution agreement with AC Propulsion to distribute inverter products. Specializing in the design, development, and p...