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    Editorial eBook: Boeing in Crisis

    March 29, 2024
    The global aerospace giant shocked the world in January when a door plug blew off a plane in flight, fulfilling many flyers’ worst nightmares. And, things have gone downhill for...
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    Regulations

    Production Pulse: 2024 Election's Impact on Manufacturing

    March 21, 2024
    Manufacturing experts in the machine tool, food and pharmaceutical industries discuss how Washington is addressing the manufacturing world and what's at stake in the Biden-Trump...
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    Competitiveness

    Speed Up CHIPS Funding, Before It’s Too Late

    March 20, 2024
    Announced with fanfare, semiconductor and EV battery plants are now stuck in red tape.
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    Regulations

    EPA Finalizes Inactive PFAS Rule

    Jan. 10, 2024
    “We’re continuing to use every tool at our disposal to better protect communities across the nation from these persistent and dangerous chemicals,” says Michal Freedhoff, assistant...
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    Regulations

    Cummins to Pay $1.7 Billion for Emissions Cheating Devices on Ram Pickups

    Dec. 26, 2023
    Diesel engine producer plans to settle claims with the Department of Justice on nearly 1 million trucks with Cummins engines.

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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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    Regulations

    EV Affordability Is a Problem that Won’t Magically Go Away on the EPA’s Timeline

    May 30, 2023
    Even with incentives, all-electric vehicles are simply too costly to realistically hit the Biden administration’s goal of 50% of the new-car market by 2030.
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    Regulations

    Pay Transparency Laws: What Employers Should Know

    May 26, 2023
    California, New York State and Washington already require wage/salary in job postings, and other states may follow.
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    Competitiveness

    Biden Tax Credits, Trump Tariffs Together Boost US Manufacturing

    May 9, 2023
    Congress may not be doing much across the aisle, but separate trade policies by different administrations are having a cumulative positive effect.
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    Updated: EV Tax Credit Winners and Losers—Rivian, VW Gain Incentives

    May 4, 2023
    The latest Treasury Department rules are out. Which electrified vehicles qualified for the $7,500 incentive under the Inflation Reduction Act, and which fell short?