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The best is yet to come for manufacturing in the U.S., Puritan Medical Products leadership says in a new op-ed for

GE Appliances is rethinking flexibility on the plant floor, and the results are paying off for its workforce. A recent another 3.8 million employees by 2033, and struggling to fill roles left by retiring workers, flexibility is an important recruitment and retention strategy. Dive deeper: The MI is proud to welcome GE Appliances as sponsor …

Alcoa has gotten approval to construct a new critical mineral facility in Western Australia (critical mineral policy agenda.”

The U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on all imports from Brazil, with certain exceptions, following the Section 301 investigation opened last year. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Final Notice of Action cites “certain of Brazil’s acts, policies and practices at issue in the investigation.” The details: The final notice included some Annex II exemptions, largely the same …

As federal leaders are making strides to expand nuclear energy development, New Jersey is following suit. What’s going on: On Monday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation directing state energy regulators to begin procuring at least one new nuclear power plant to meet rising energy demand over the next decade (World Nuclear News). The current nuclear …

With the tax policy table set thanks to last summer’s H.R. 1—the landmark tax law that the NAM helped deliver—”now is the time to enact durable permitting reform,” NAM Senior Director of Energy and Resources Policy Mike Davin said on a podcast recently. The importance of permitting reform: “It’s up to us in the manufacturing …

Three bipartisan critical minerals bills aligned with NAM strategy took another step forward in the legislative process this week (

The administration’s pro-nuclear policies are driving a surge in uranium mining. (POLITICO Pro’s

Committees in both the Senate and the House of Representatives have approved water infrastructure bills that will support manufacturing supply chains and operations (Washington Times also covered the bill and the NAM’s support. The NAM says: “Manufacturers strongly support Senate and House action to advance their respective WRDA bills. The biennial reauthorization of this legislation …

Bosch has signed a direct funding agreement for up to $225 million with the U.S. Department of Commerce to develop its Roseville, California, facility for the production of silicon carbide semiconductors (post.