Manufacturing
Manufacturing jobs near you: where to look first
Local boards, apprenticeships and resumes built to pass the automated screen.
Monica Cummings · September 21, 2026
Manufacturing
Manufacturing covers production as it is actually run: capacity utilization, tooling and retooling costs, automation and robotics payback, skilled labor availability, quality and yield, and decisions to open, relocate or close plants. Coverage names the suppliers and components involved. Intended for operations leaders, engineers and investors in industrial firms.
Manufacturing
How to read a plant opening announcement
Announced jobs, subsidy promises and phased timelines are three different things. Treat them that way.
Owen Blackwood · September 19, 2026
Manufacturing
Metalworks adds 110,000 square feet in Lawrence
A $25 million leased plant doubles down on a Kansas fabrication bet that already beat its jobs plan.
Owen Blackwood · September 17, 2026
Manufacturing
How a trade case moves from petition to duty
An antidumping case runs through the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission on a fixed clock, with provisional duties possible within about seven months.
Owen Blackwood · August 23, 2026
Manufacturing
Trump Cuts Steel Tariffs To 25%
A June proclamation halved the general steel and aluminum tariff rate to 25% from 50%, with lower rates for some allies and a 10% rate for mostly U.S.-origin metal, the Federal Register shows.
Owen Blackwood · August 18, 2026