Innovation and Technology
New House AI, Energy Working Group Issues RFI
March 12, 2025POLITICO Pro, subscription). What’s going on: Group lead Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)—who was North Dakota’s head utility regulator for more than a decade prior to being elected to Congress last year—discussed the new working group with us Tuesday at NAM headquarters. Rep. Fedorchak spoke at an request for information on Monday, “invit[ing] stakeholders to provide…
Lilly: 2017 Tax Reform Makes Four New U.S. Manufacturing Sites Possible
February 27, 2025press release. The fourth site will “extend [Lilly’s] global parenteral manufacturing network for future injectable therapies.” The investment in the four sites will bring Lilly’s total U.S. capital expansion commitment to more than $50 billion since 2020. Lilly—which in recent years has made $23 billion worth of investments in new research and manufacturing sites in…
Ford Gives Breast Cancer Patients a Comfortable Ride
February 25, 2025Company account, she sketched out a design for a seat belt attachment that could be manufactured by the automaker. With the help of her writing partner and manager, she pitched the idea to Ford. The result: Ford’s recently released SupportBelt, now available to patients nationwide—for free. Ford takes it on: Ford, which has a 30-year…
The State of the Manufacturing Workforce in 2025
February 21, 2025State of the Manufacturing Workforce Address at Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama, before an audience of students, faculty, manufacturers and local and state officials. Opportunity—for all: Taking the stage to give the MI’s assessment of the manufacturing worker base in 2025, Carolyn Lee, president of the Manufacturing Institute, the NAM’s 501(c)3…
