December 15, 2023 Mexico's health department closes melon-packing plant linked to deadly salmonella outbreak Mexico's Health Department temporarily closed a Sonora melon-packaging plant on Friday after it was implicated in a salmonella outbreak responsible for at least eight deaths.
December 13, 2023 Netherlands stresses commitment to 'strategic partnership' with South Korea after semiconductor talks Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced Wednesday his intent to build upon Amsterdam's trade alliance with South Korea following a two-day state visit by Yoon Suk-Yeol.
November 23, 2023 Slovakia moves toward construction of Chinese-owned car battery plant The Slovak government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Gotion High-Tech to construct a car battery plant in Surany.
November 7, 2023 Bangladesh more than doubles garment workers' monthly minimum wage to $113 Bangladesh announced a new salary structure for its garment factory workers on Tuesday, including a 56% increase in their monthly minimum wage.
October 30, 2023 Canadian company plans $800M solar panel factory in southeast Indiana Canadian Solar Inc. is set to construct an $800 million solar panel factory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which will create an estimated 1,200 jobs in the area.
October 30, 2023 Tyson Foods investing big in bug protein for new venture Tyson Foods is partnering with insect protein producer Protix to build a facility that produces pet food and livestock feed from bugs that consume animal waste.
October 5, 2023 Feds fine PA chocolate factory for failure to evacuate in deadly blast's lead-up Federal officials fined R.M. Palmer Co. over $44,000 for failing to evacuate a West Reading, Pennsylvania, factory before a natural gas explosion killed seven people.
September 22, 2023 Americans, stand with the UAW and me and fight out-of-control corporate greed Americans should stand with the UAW and me to fight out-of-control corporate greed. The company CEOs make hundreds of times more than autoworkers. That needs to change.
September 14, 2023 Here’s how to bring back steel manufacturing and jobs to America's heartland We need to bring back steel manufacturing and jobs to America's heartland. US needs to fight back against China's domination of the global steel market.
September 8, 2023 Meet the American who patented the drinking straw, Marvin Stone, Civil War veteran and mint julep enthusiast Marvin Stone, a Civil War veteran who survived combat wounds, patented the paper drinking straw in 1888. His invention has enjoyed a rebirth in the 21st century.