All the headlines from our Manufacturing Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 15 2015 // “Food manufacturers operate in a vast, globalized supply chain, where one mislabeled product or contaminated ingredient can cause sickness, death, multi-million dollar losses and massive reputational damage for the...
Jul 7 2015 // A historic Tampa, Florida cigar factory has been destroyed in a fire. Authorities say the roof and floors of the Palmetto Beach Cigar Factor collapsed in the fire which broke out shortly after midnight July 5. The fire...
Jul 6 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier.The lawsuit filed last week in King County...
Jul 6 2015 // Predicting the impact of a catastrophic event on an organization’s future income or profit is an exhaustive risk management exercise when done correctly.Typically chief financial officers, risk managers and...
Jun 17 2015 // The federal government has cited a Springfield, Mo.-based manufacturer after a worker at the company plant died in January.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Ridewell Corp. with a willful violation...
Jun 11 2015 // The number of vehicles on U.S. roads with potentially defective Takata air bags appears to be less than half the 34 million initially estimated by federal regulators, according to a Reuters analysis of recall records...
Jun 2 2015 // Slower economic growth is likely through the end of the third quarter this year for nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report issued on June 1.The survey report says the overall Mid-America Business...
May 22 2015 // While peanut butter and cantaloupe made big news in recent years, ice cream is now the latest item to be pulled off grocery store shelves due to foodborne-illness.Brenham, Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries’...
May 18 2015 // Companies in Alabama would be protected from lawsuits related to products they didn’t make under newly passed legislation. Gov. Robert Bentley on May 1 signed into law a bill that says manufacturers are not liable...
May 14 2015 // A federal agency says a central Ohio rubber-hose manufacturer accused of 11 worker safety violations is facing proposed penalties of $134,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says HBD/Thermoid Inc., based...
May 12 2015 // U.S. Senate Democrats delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda on Tuesday, blocking debate on a bill that would have smoothed the path for a Pacific trade pact.The stunning outcome cast doubt...
May 8 2015 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has launched a new farm equipment and machinery breakdown coverage with expanded insurance for mobile implements and the precision...
May 8 2015 // Companies in Alabama would be protected from lawsuits related to products they didn’t make under newly passed legislation.Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday signed into law a bill that says manufacturers are not liable...
May 5 2015 // Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said an employee at its Jefferson North Assembly factory in Detroit was killed Tuesday morning while working at the facility’s wastewater treatment plant. “The company is currently...
Apr 23 2015 // A growing number of Minnesota manufacturers are turning to robots amid a shortage of skilled workers.Minnesota Public Radio News reports small companies are following the lead of larger manufacturers. Bob Kill, president...
Feb 10 2015 // Automakers are adding wireless technologies into vehicles without enough protection to keep hackers from interfering the operation of a car or stealing personal information, according to a report by U.S. Senator Edward...
Feb 10 2015 // A sheriff’s official says an explosion at a north Alabama fireworks manufacturer that killed two people happened during the fireworks mixing process.Madison County sheriff’s Sgt. Brian Chaffin said the...
Feb 2 2015 // By the time Carlos Solis IV laid eyes on the silver Honda Accord in a Texas used-car lot last April, the sedan had changed hands twice, been in at least two crashes and still had a defective air bag that had been recalled...
Jan 22 2015 // A federal trial has begun for an Omaha, Neb., businessman accused of paying someone more than six years ago to set fire to his manufacturing plant in eastern Nebraska.A prosecutor said in his opening statement on Jan. 20...
Dec 11 2014 // The family of a U.S. senator whose son was killed in a plane crash is seeking damages in a lawsuit that alleges negligence against the aircraft’s manufacturers.The Tulsa World reports the suit was filed in Tulsa...