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    Competitiveness

    Trump's Auto Policies Would Reduce US Production Targets

    Jan. 20, 2025
    Increased tariffs, emissions rollbacks and eliminating incentives will bring turmoil and instability.

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    Ebooks & Digital Editions

    eBook: Reshoring Manufacturing: Progress & Challenges

    Aug. 11, 2024
    Experts in the water treatment, pharmaceutical, chemicals and manufacturing world look at how reshoring is changing the rules of the market.
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    Technology and IIoT

    Toyota’s City of the Future

    Jan. 16, 2025
    Woven City, a small community that intertwines inventors and regular citizens, takes center stage in Toyota’s attempt to evolve into a new kind of company.
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    Competitiveness

    Shale, China and Trump: What's Next for the Panama Canal?

    Jan. 16, 2025
    The US is the biggest user of the Canal, but influence on its operations is dispersed among contracts with bidders internationally.
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    Competitiveness

    China Saw Opportunity in the Panama Canal as US Interest Dwindled

    Jan. 15, 2025
    Over decades, a shift in US military strategy, larger carriers and the growth of commerce on the West Coast deemphasized US involvement.
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    Nucor Steel's rebar plant in Sedalia, Missouri, is one of two American Lighthouse plants added to the World Economic Forum's roster.
    Continuous Improvement

    New US Manufacturing Lighthouses: So That Happened

    Jan. 15, 2025
    IndustryWeek editors look into that story, what's going on with utility steel structures, a supply chain reading list and possible peace at Graftech.
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    Supply Chain

    Businesses are Less Worried About Their Supply Chains in Q1, but Concerns Remain

    Jan. 14, 2025
    The presidential election heavily influenced survey respondents when evaluating 10 categories of risk facing their company’s supply chain.
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    Companies & Executives

    Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor Prepare US Steel Bid: Report

    Jan. 13, 2025
    Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden on Jan. 3 blocked the $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon, citing a strategic need to protect domestic industry.

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    Talent

    Standout Responses from IW’s Talent Advisory Board Throughout 2024

    Dec. 30, 2024
    We’ve pulled some of the most impactful statements our panel members submitted throughout this past year.

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    Supply Chain

    Reshaping Global Supply Chains: Impacts of Tariff Hikes and Strategies for Resilience

    Nov. 21, 2024
    A four-step process – what, where, whom, how – can identify supply chain options that allow manufacturers to diversify away from China sourcing.

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    Leadership

    EV Sales Grew in 2024, But Was it Enough?

    Jan. 6, 2025
    We talk to key editors from IndustryWeek parent company Endeavor Business Media to see what stood out about electric cars and trucks in 2024, and what that will mean for 2025....
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    Technology and IIoT

    Connected Worker Tech and AI, Technologies that Provide Fast Results

    Dec. 13, 2024
    Industry leaders discuss the immediate impact of connected-worker systems and AI on manufacturing, offering insights into accelerating profits and efficiency.
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    Leadership

    Preparing for Trump to Shift the Manufacturing Trade Environment (Production Pulse)

    Nov. 14, 2024
    A different trade environment awaits post-Trump's re-election. Caution against overreaction and skepticism of vendor claims will be critical.