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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly discusses plans by Integra Technologies, of Wichita, Kansas, to build a new, $1.8 billion semiconductor factory, during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan.
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Kansas Commits $304M to Chip Plant to Lure Federal Funds
Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday that Kansas has an agreement with Integra Technologies.
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2 Rivals From Factory Floors Face Off in Race to Lead UAW
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Hyundai Supplier Plans $76M Georgia Plant
It will create more than 500 new jobs.
February 2, 2023
The logo of Honda Motor Company attached to a vehicle is seen at a showroom in Tokyo on May 13, 2022. Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to include trucks and construction equipment, electricity for buildings and even outer space, not just cars on the roads. Honda Motor Co. plans a new fuel cell vehicle for sale in 2024, packed with a fuel cell stack developed with General Motors Co. of the U.S., its general manager, Testsuya Hasebe, told reporters Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
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Honda Outlines Hydrogen Power Plans
A new fuel cell stack will be produced in Ohio.
February 2, 2023
In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev.
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GM Conditionally OKs $650M Nevada Lithium Mine Investment
GM said Tuesday's announcement marks the largest-ever investment by an automaker to produce battery raw materials.
February 1, 2023
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Q&A: OEMs Are Leaning on Component Makers 'More Than Ever'
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January 31, 2023
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Antarctica's Only EV Needed Summer Upgrades
It can deal with temperatures down to -58° F, but the summer heat (of -14° F) is causing problems.
February 3, 2023
Aerial view of the northern border state of Sonora where state electric utility CFE is building the largest solar plant in all of Latin America, in Puerto Penasco, Sonora state, Mexico Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
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1st Phase of Mexican Solar Project to Be Operating in April
The first 120 megawatts of the project will be operational by April 29.
February 3, 2023
This Wednesday, July 24, 2019 photo shows an Apple Store in Chicago is seen. Apple reports financial earnings on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.
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Apple Suffers 1st Quarterly Sales Decline in Nearly 4 Years
CEO says supply headaches are over.
February 3, 2023
A visitor checks an autonomous car developed by Didi at an auto show in Shanghai, China on April 19, 2021.
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Chill Pervades China's Tech Firms Even as Crackdown Eases
The grinding crackdown wiped out billions of dollars of value off Chinese technology companies.
February 3, 2023
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Major Textile Factory to Close in Haiti
Some 3,500 workers will lose their jobs.
February 3, 2023
The logo of Honda Motor Company attached to a vehicle is seen at a showroom in Tokyo on May 13, 2022.
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U.S. Tells Owners to Park Old Hondas Until Air Bags Are Fixed
The "Do Not Drive" advisory affects 2001 through 2003 vehicles that still have Takata inflators.
February 3, 2023
The goal of an e-commerce site should be to simplify the process by offering a wide range of products at a posted, competitive price, resulting in easy ordering and timely shipments.
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Fastener E-Commerce: Putting the Best Price Forward
A fastener distributor is following Amazon’s model to enable fast, easy, low-cost online purchases.
February 3, 2023
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks before the arrival of President Joe Biden at the construction site of the Hudson Tunnel Project, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft, industrial giant 3M and automaker Honda are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a 'crisis' in road fatalities under a new federal effort announced Friday, Feb. 3.
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Nearly 50 Businesses Pledge Millions in Effort to Stem Road Deaths
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February 3, 2023
This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.
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Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project
It could boost U.S. energy security.
February 3, 2023