This section covers manufacturing in the United States — factory production, supply chains, automation and the policy and trade conditions that shape what gets made domestically. Reporting takes in both the industry's economics and its workforce.
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November 7, 2026
Energy Department Offers $237 Million to Boost Grid GearThe funding opportunity aims to expand domestic production of critical electrical equipment as imports supply most U.S. power transformers.
November 7, 2026
Snowbird Tests On-Demand Metal Parts at RIMPACSnowbird Technologies produced seven components aboard the USS Essex and at Schofield Barracks during the RIMPAC 2026 exercise.
November 6, 2026
Dormant U.S. Mines Reopen as Demand RisesAt least eight notable U.S. mines have restarted or announced reopening plans since 2024, driven by federal policy and demand for critical minerals.
November 6, 2026
Continental Diamond Tool Buys PG&F SuperabrasivesThe acquisition adds Pennsylvania and Colorado facilities to the family-owned Indiana grinding wheel maker's North American footprint.
November 6, 2026
Army Awards $4.2B Ammunition Plant ContractEleven companies will compete for individual orders under a firm-fixed-price contract running through November 2031.
November 6, 2026
Doosan Begins Making Parts for X-energy ReactorDoosan Enerbility is manufacturing key components for the first commercial small modular reactor developed by X-energy Inc.
November 5, 2026
Fairbanks Morse Eyes Seawolf Submarine RepairsThe defense contractor is in talks with the Navy as it expands submarine maintenance work and its Mississippi propulsion facility.
November 5, 2026
Exiger Lands $12 Million ICBM Supply Chain ContractThe Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems Directorate awarded the work to Exiger to analyze supply chain and defense industrial base risk.
November 5, 2026
Protolabs Boosts 3D Printing Capacity by 50%The manufacturer expanded its HP Jet Fusion 5600 series capacity as demand from aerospace, defense and drone companies rises.
November 4, 2026
Fortifi Acquires I.J. White SystemsFortifi Food Processing Solutions has bought I.J. White Systems, a designer of spiral cooling, freezing, and conveying systems for the food industry.
Industrial production reports, factory openings and closures, supply chain bottlenecks, automation investment and the reshoring decisions that bring production back to U.S. facilities are the standing subjects in this coverage. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix anchor regional manufacturing economies with distinct profiles — from heavy industry and chemicals to aerospace and consumer goods — and news from those markets captures the sector's breadth. Trade policy has a direct and recurring effect on production decisions, making tariff and import rules a standing subject within manufacturing coverage. Automation investment generates a sustained secondary thread, since capital expenditure decisions typically precede workforce changes by months or years.
