Surprise closure to cost 100 manufacturing jobs
Winona PVD Coatings, which announced an expansion in 2016, has notified state officials it expects to permanently close both of its Warsaw sites.
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U.S. manufacturing index ticks up, but remains in contraction territory
Twelve of 18 manufacturing industries contracted in October, led by primary metals, clothing and textile mills.
Medical device manufacturer plans $37M Westfield facility, 477 jobs
Abbott Laboratories announced plans Monday night to build a 120,000-square-foot facility in the NorthPoint Industrial Park along U.S. 31 where it will manufacture a heart valve repair device.
GM strike finally ends as UAW members approve new contract
The deal, which includes modest improvements in pay for new employees and promises that the company will bring full-time temporary workers on permanently, passed this week after being voted on by GM’s 47,000 workers.
Freshly made food is big. What could go wrong? Everything.
Grocery distributor SpartanNash is shutting down Fresh Kitchen, a prepared-meals division of Indianapolis-based Caito Foods Service that once held great promise.
Autoworkers from closed plants prepared to fight new GM contract
Some workers question why union leaders agreed to let General Motors close three factories, wondering if corruption inside the UAW influenced the decision to side with the company.
GM strike pushed down U.S. factory output 0.5% in September
Despite the monthly decline, factory output actually increased during the recently ended third quarter after falling for the first six months of the year.
GM reaches tentative deal with UAW that could end strike
The deal was hammered out after months of bargaining but won’t bring an immediate end to the strike by 49,000 hourly workers. They will likely stay on the picket lines for at least two more days as two union committees vote on the deal, after which the members will have to approve.
Wages, pensions, plant investments still issues in GM strike
With the strike by factory workers against General Motors in its 29th day, there are signs that negotiators may be moving toward an agreement.
Union boosts strike pay for GM workers as talks continue
The strike has passed the point where GM can make up lost production, according to auto industry analysts.
GM workers worry about paying bills as strike continues
Nearly four weeks into the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors, employees are starting to feel the pinch of going without their regular paychecks.
Fast-growing Mooresville-based prop maker plans to add 70 jobs
The company, which saw sales rocket from less than $7 million in 2016 to $20 million in 2018, said it will invest $1.1 million into upgrading and expanding its headquarters.
U.S. manufacturing sector falls into deeper recession
September marked the worst month for U.S. manufacturing in more than a decade—since June 2009—according to the closely watched Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index.
U.S. durable goods orders edge up 0.2% in August
Orders for durable goods edged up 0.2% in August after a much bigger 2% gain in July, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The volatile commercial aircraft sector dropped sharply.
GM reverses course, says strikers will keep health coverage
General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after telling the union that coverage would be cut off.
VP Pence says Indiana has ‘a lot to gain’ from new North American trade deal
Vice President Mike Pence stumped for President Trump’s proposed deal with Mexico and Canada during a rally Thursday at McAllister Machinery on the city’s southeast side.
Workers, car owners, dealers and GM all feel pinch from strike
As the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors stretches into a second week, the company and striking workers aren’t the only ones getting squeezed.
GM strike enters second week with no clear end in sight
Consumers this week will start to see fewer trucks, SUVs and cars on dealer lots as the two sides haggle about wages and profit sharing, new product for factories that GM wants to close, and use of temporary workers.
Honda spending $4.2M, adding 34 jobs to produce hybrid CR-V in Greensburg
The CR-V Hybrid will be introduced in early 2020 and will be the company’s first electrified sport-utility vehicle in the United States. It is part of Honda’s larger plan to apply its two-motor, hybrid-electric system to all of its core U.S. models in the coming years.
Progress reported in contract talks between GM, union
One of the main sticking points is health care. GM is looking to cut its costs, but workers say they shouldn’t have to pay more when the company is making billions in profit.