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 […]
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 […]