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LISTEN: Musk’s ‘Key Lieutenant’ Leaves Tesla Amid...

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2025/06/30

Reports from Forbes and Bloomberg suggest that one of Tesla’s executive officers has left the company. Forbes reported Thursday morning that CEO Elon Musk fired Omead Afshar, the head of operations in Europe and North America. Bloomberg rep orted later that day that Afshar “left the company.”

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LISTEN: EV Maker’s Factory Tour So Popular It Needs a...

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2025/06/27

Factory tours commonly come to mind for tourists looking to experience local landmarks. Boeing, Jelly Belly and Louisville Slugger all offer popular behind-the-scenes outings. But it’s doubtful any of those are as popular as what Xiaomi is offering in China. The consumer electronics giant has recently broken into the automotive space. It currently offers the SU7 full-size sedan and it’s working on the YU7 mid-size. It sold just 135,000 vehicles in 2024, though it expects to more than double t...

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2:31

LISTEN: Blue Diamond Leaving Sacramento, Cutting 600...

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2025/06/26

Blue Diamond has announced plans to wind down operations at its plant in Sacramento, California, cutting some 600 jobs in the process. The company says it was founded in 1910 to "ensure the long-term success of small, multigenerational almond farmers and their families in California." To keep that mission on track, the company must shutter its plant in midtown Sacramento, transferring most manufacturing operations from its 53-acre-site to facilities in Turlock and Salida, California.&nb...

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LISTEN: Hormel Sues Rival Over Sausage Secre

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2025/06/25

The company says a former employee took proprietary recipes and other information to his new job.

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19:31

LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Doing a 9-to-5...

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2025/06/24

Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer. For this episode, I welcome Thomas Lesueur, a 26-year-old student pursuing a Ph.D. in microelectronics at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada, in partnership with IBM. Lesueur said he first became interested in manufacturing during a one-week internship with a company tha...

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2:02

LISTEN: Ford Absent from 20 Most American-Made Autos...

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2025/06/24

GM didn’t fare much better.

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1:33

LISTEN: Coldplay to Relaunch Albums on...

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2025/06/23

British rock band Coldplay plans to re-release its albums on 140-gram EcoRecords made from recycled plastic bottles and produced through injection molding technology. According to Warner Music Group, manufacturers make each EcoRecord from 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a type of plastic engineered for circular reuse and used by U.S. beverage companies to make bottles. Warner Music Group expects the EcoRecord manufacturing process to cut carbon emissions by 85% compared ...

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1:58

LISTEN: Ford Orders Stop Sale for Electric Mustangs...

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2025/06/20

A critical safety flaw could lock you in the car.

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2:09

LISTEN: Intel Email Signals Deep Factory Job Cuts

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2025/06/19

The Oregonian reported that chipmaker Intel plans to lay off up to 20% of its factory workforce, citing an internal email the publication says was verified by four employees. According to the report, Intel informed its employees that the cuts would begin taking effect in July and would impact factories worldwide. Intel reportedly employed about 109,000 workers at the end of 2024, but it remains unclear how many work in Intel Foundry, the company’s factory division. The unit’s roles range from...

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LISTEN: Major Retailer the Latest to Pin Bankruptcy...

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2025/06/18

At Home is a retailer that was first established way back in 1979 and has grown significantly since. The brand was acquired a few years back by a private equity firm for $2.8 billion and operates more than 260 stores with 7,000+ employees. So why is At Home filing Chapter 11?

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1:34

Yaskawa Moves Headquarters from Illinois to Wisconsin

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2025/06/17

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Friday announced Yaskawa [Yusk-AH-wah] America Inc. will invest some $180 million to expand its footprint in the Badger State, including a new location for its North American headquarters that will create more than 700 new jobs. The company plans to expand its current facility in Franklin, Wisconsin, about 15 miles southwest of Milwaukee, and a little more than 40 miles north of the company's current operations in Waukegan, Illinois. The project is expe...

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1:56

LISTEN: Auto Giant Files for Bankruptcy, Blames Tariffs

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2025/06/16

The Wall Street Journal is calling it “the first big casualty of the tariff war.” Marelli – the auto parts giant and supplier to big names like Stellantis and Nissan – has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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LISTEN: Frito-Lay Closing 55-Year-Old Rancho...

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2025/06/13

Frito-Lay has been making salty snacks at its Rancho Cucamonga facility in California since 1970. It's the birthplace of the Flamin' Hot Cheeto, allegedly. PepsiCo Foods U.S. this morning confirmed to Food Manufacturing that the company will shut down manufacturing operations at the Rancho Cucamonga site. However, the warehouse, distribution, fleet and transportation teams will continue to operate at the location. Still, hundreds of workers will be impacted.

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LISTEN: Town Wants Pot Taxes to Fund Legal Fight with...

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2025/06/12

Green Charter Township has been locked in a legal battle with Gotion, a Chinese battery manufacturer, for more than a year now. At one time, Gotion was set to build a $2.6 billion electric vehicle battery factory near the central Michigan town.

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2:16

Fabcon Precast Gets Max Penalty After Worker Crushed...

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2025/06/11

He had been on the job just six months.

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1:51

LISTEN: Workers Shocked as Medical Coverage Cut...

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2025/05/29

A labor union filed an unfair labor practice charge against an insulated cable products manufacturer, alleging the company cut off the health care coverage for over 160 employees after the workers rejected a contract offer. Teamsters Local 986 stated that Okonite, headquartered in New Jersey, terminated the health benefits for workers at the company’s plant in Santa Maria, California, on May 19, one day before a strike began.

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Gen Z in Manufacturing: Legacy Thinking Is Killing...

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2025/05/28

For this episode, I welcome Ethan Schaefer, a 21-year-old student at Purdue University participating in a co-op with Fluke Reliability. Schaefer said his interest in engineering dates back to middle school, which led to him pursuing a degree in electrical engineering at Purdue. In this episode, Schaefer discusses: How a company can improve its “vibe” (2:54)How to build a workplace where asking questions feels like a strength instead of a weakness (6:32)How young people view factory work (10:3...

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LISTEN: Ford Suit Claims Lemon Law Lawyers Bilked...

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2025/05/28

For many buyers, the concept of the Lemon Law is a good one: when a consumer purchases a product that repeatedly fails to meet generally expected quality standards, they are provided with a legal remedy to pursue a refund. And while many automakers find themselves involved in Lemon Law cases, this next instance is a bit unique. For Ford Motor Company, instead of facing off in lawsuits over defective products it is filing a suit against a group of Lemon Law attorneys alleging widespread fraud....

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LISTEN: Crime Ring Accused of Stealing $83M in Amazon...

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2025/05/26

The US Attorney’s Office in Central California recently issued a press release detailing the activities of a crime syndicate that targeted one of the country’s largest retailers – Amazon – in a scheme that involved A LOT of stolen goods. Officers in Florida and California are said to have arrested 13 alleged members and associates of Armenian organized crime syndicates.

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LISTEN: Shoemaker Looks to Outsmart Tariffs, Labor...

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2025/05/23

A factory in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, reliant on automation, looks to help a shoe manufacturer navigate tariffs and labor shortages. The Wall Street Journal reported that Keen Footwear recently closed its facility in Portland, Oregon, with plans to relocate production to a 60,000-square-foot site in the Bluegrass State, scheduled to open next month. The company expects the new location to nearly double its domestic output and credits that growth to increased automation.

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