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 […]
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding as workers forced to wait until it was ‘too late’
Workers at a plastics factory in rural Tennessee continued to work as Hurricane Helen's rains intensified. The factory was shut down for the first time after water flooded the parking lot and the power went out, allowing employees to go home. Some didn't make it. Impact Plastics Inc. is surrounded by mud and debris on […]
Factory Order Growth Grinds To A Halt, Business Demand Tepid Ahead of Election
Growth in orders for durable goods to U.S. factories slowed in August, casting a shadow on Vice President Kamala Harris' claims that the Biden-Harris administration's policies have strengthened America's industrial power. The Commerce Department said Thursday that durable goods orders did not increase at all in August. However, this was better than expected. Economists had […]
GOP Senate hopeful Dave McCormick stands with workers protesting Pennsylvania factory shutdown, seeks FTC investigation
CHARLELOI, Pa. – A century-old glass factory is closing, putting 300 people out of work, but Republican Dave McCormick, challenging Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, wants to save it. “I'm here today in solidarity with these workers in the fight to keep these jobs,” McCormick told the assembled workers, retirees and their families on Friday. Anchor […]
Zelensky to Visit Pennsylvania Munitions Factory Ahead of Harris Meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to visit a Pennsylvania munitions plant on Sunday that produces one of the weapons most needed in the country's fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Zelenskiy is scheduled to visit the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant to kick off a busy week in the United States […]
Feds slammed over ‘listeria factory’ linked to deadly Boar’s Head outbreak
Food safety experts have criticized government health inspectors for allowing a “Listeria factory” to operate despite dozens of disturbing violations before a deadly outbreak was linked to tainted Boar's Head deli meat products. The company's factory in Jarratt, Virginia, was found to have suffered from insect infestations, blood stains on the floors and mold over […]
‘I’ll Invest in a…Ladder Factory’ to Help Illegals Climb Border Wall
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate, seems to have no problem helping illegal immigrants get over the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. In an interview with CNN, Waltz said: refer Even former President Donald Trump’s border wall. “He talks about this wall, and I always say, ‘Tell me how tall […]
Kamala Harris Misleadingly Touts A Nonexistent Biden Factory Jobs Boom
CLAIM: Vice President Kamala Harris said she and President Biden have created 800,000 manufacturing jobs while President Donald Trump has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs. “Donald Trump claims to have revived American manufacturing. The facts are that under Donald Trump, America lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs. And more than 1,000 factories […]