SBA Awards $1.1M to Boost Small Manufacturers, Build ‘Made in America’ Future
The U.S. Small Business Administration said it is awarding $1.1 million in grants to three organizations to train and support small manufacturers as part of its Empower to Grow (E2G)…
Plastic Dog Toys May Be Harming Pets—and Their Owners
As Americans become more aware of the risks posed by microplastics, one question remains: what about the hidden impact on our pets? The American Veterinary Medical Association reports that 59.8…
91% of Small Businesses are Rethinking Supplier Sourcing Strategies
A recent survey, Scaling Small: Inside the Enterprise Push to Source Smarter and Stay Competitive, found that 91% of executives say they have adjusted their sourcing strategies or plan to…
Celltrion acquires Eli Lilly bio plant in New Jersey
Celltrion said Tuesday it has signed a deal to acquire Eli Lilly’s biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Branchburg, New Jersey, in a preemptive move to shield itself from proposed U.S. pharma…
A New, ‘Quiet’ Tax Provision Benefits Manufacturers
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act generated considerable attention for extending 100% bonus depreciation for new assets, but manufacturing executives should focus on a quieter provision that could prove far…
SolarEdge begins exporting US-made residential inverters
SolarEdge announced its first international shipments are now underway from its U.S. manufacturing facilities. The first exports for the residential solar segment are now being shipped to international customers in…
NCTO welcomes proposals for military procurement of American-made textiles
The US National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) has commended the House of Representatives after it passed provisions that could expand military procurement of American-made textiles. The bill, named the…
VF Offloads Dickies For $600 Million To Bluestar Alliance
VF Corp. is ditching Dickies, its struggling workwear brand, for $600 million in cash to Bluestar Alliance. The deal will allow the Denver-based apparel giant — which also owns The…
Battery Manufacturer Bets Big on Brownfield Site in Buffalo, New York
The story of green energy company Viridi has it all. Game-changing automation, reshored supply chain, and an ESG angle unique to anything I’ve seen at IndustryWeek. Viridi CEO Jon Williams hails from…
Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly to build plant in Goochland, create 650 permanent jobs
“Virginia has infrastructure, transportation networks, utilities, a digital economy to support us, and all those things are just vital to a complex operation like the one we’re setting up here,”…