Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers demands Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin release herself from NDAs on controversial Chinese factory deal
DETROIT — Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers will focus his final days in the Michigan Senate campaign on opposition to the development of a Chinese-owned electric vehicle battery factory called Goshon, which has been the subject of much controversy across the Great Lakes state. The dispute will center on the non-disclosure agreement signed by the […]
Family of Tennessee factory worker killed in Helene floodwaters files lawsuit against employer
Jeff Byard, Team Rubicon's Vice President of Operations, discusses the local situation in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton on “Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.” Family of man killed in Hurricane Helen floods in tennessee The employer filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that the employer “chose greed over the safety of its employees.” Johnny Peterson, 55, […]
Factory workers drowned during Hurricane Helene as CEO survived: suit
The family of a Tennessee factory worker killed in Hurricane Helen is suing the company and its CEO, saying they had to leave the factory to escape devastating weather conditions while bosses ordered workers to stay in. He claims that he sneaked out from there. Johnny Peterson, 55, was one of five Impact Plastics employees […]
Pound Sterling gains on upbeat UK factory data, expected GDP growth – FXStreet
British pound is slightly recover It fared better than its major peers after Britain's ONS reported strong factory data and forecast GDP growth for August. Traders expect the Bank of England to cut rates at at least one of its two remaining policy meetings this year. Investors are awaiting U.S. PPI data for further clues […]
McDonald’s french fries supplier suddenly shutters factory, slashes jobs in alarming move
A major supplier of McDonald's french fries is cutting jobs as cash-strapped customers shun the fast-food industry due to soaring prices. Last week, Lamb Weston, North America's largest french fry maker, announced it would cut 4% of its global workforce and scale back production lines following a dismal financial report. As first reported by CNN. […]
IV fluids in short supply, sending hospitals into frenzy after hurricane damage shuts down factory
Hospitals across the country are scrambling as intravenous fluid stocks are at risk after a supplier in North Carolina was hit. Baxter International, a medical products manufacturing plant located in Marion, North Carolina, about 55 miles from Asheville, was damaged by Hurricane Helen. Concerns about slush, damaged bridges and flooding forced the factory to close […]
NC Factory That Makes Vital IV Fluids Closes Due to Flooding
A plant manufacturing intravenous (IV) fluids in Marion, North Carolina, has closed after flooding from Hurricane Helen. Baxter International, located about 55 miles outside of Asheville, has closed and is now covered NPR reported Friday, noting that employees said the building was evacuated just before the worst of the storm hit the area. Baxter International […]
Factory Orders Decline Again in August Ahead of Election
Orders for industrial products fell 0.2% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday, following a notable increase in the previous month. The decline marks the third decline in orders in the past four months and signals continued difficulties in manufacturing. Economists had expected orders to be flat in August, reflecting a cautious outlook amid a […]
6 Tennessee Factory Workers Swept Away by Helene Flood After Managers Made Them Stay
Several employees at a plastics factory in Tennessee were swept away by severe flooding from Hurricane Helen, and survivors blamed company management for not letting workers home before water reached dangerous levels. On Friday, Robert Jarvis, who worked at the Impact Plastics plant in Irwin, told News 5 WCYB he asked to leave after the […]
11 Tennessee factory workers swept away in Helene floodwaters, company responds to evacuation decision
Forced workers at a Tennessee plastics factory are recalling the day historic flooding took over parking lots and caused power outages. The factory was closed and they went home, but some workers did not. Eleven people were swept away by the flood, and only five were rescued. Two of the deaths were confirmed, part of […]