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Lego is aiming to give screen time a run for its money (

Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 1.5% in the second quarter according to the advance estimate, in comparison to an increase of 2.1% in the first quarter (

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of NAM-backed acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling (stepped down in April.” The NAM’s support: The NAM and its 501(c)3 workforce development and education affiliate, the Manufacturing Institute, welcomed the nomination: What’s next: The nomination now goes to the full Senate for a …

Allied Photochemical is feeling the positive effects of last year’s landmark tax law. Bonus depreciation and R&D expensing: H.R. 1’s permanent reinstatement of the 100% bonus depreciation rate and immediate expensing for domestic research and development has had a major impact on the UV-coatings manufacturer. The estate tax: H.R. 1 also increased and made permanent …

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued an emergency order to keep the power on in 17 states as temperatures stay elevated (

Ford has joined the race to make the U.S. Army’s newest tactical truck, it announced this week (have been lobbying automakers and their suppliers to help scale up defense production and leverage the industry’s manufacturing capacity to meet crucial military shortages brought on by wars in the Middle East and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” Not …

The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce received the first-ever 2026 Conference of State Manufacturers Associations’ Impact Award at the conference’s annual meeting this week, the NAM announced yesterday that the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry received the 2026 COSMA Leadership Award.