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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington.
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June 23, 2026
Toyota's Georgetown plant in Kentucky began production of the all-new RAV4 Hybrid.
Toyota Kentucky Begins New RAV4 Hybrid Assembly; Breaks Ground on Advanced Paint Facility
June 22, 2026
Vulcaflex is opening its first U.S. facility in Auburn, Alabama.
Italian Faux Leather Supplier Picks Alabama for First U.S. Facility Serving North American Auto Industry
June 22, 2026
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This undated file photo provided by the University of Kansas shows researcher Franklin Feng Tao. Tao concealed work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas and recruited at least four researchers and students, according to revised federal charges filed Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.
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Researcher Indicted for Secretly Working for China
He tried to recruit other researchers and students for the Chinese government.
January 16, 2020
In this March 27, 2019, photo taken with a fish-eye lens, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane sits on the assembly line during a brief media tour in Boeing's 737 assembly facility in Renton, Wash. The looming production shutdown of Boeing 737 Max jets is taking a toll on a key supplier. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. is asking employees if they will take voluntarily buyouts. Spirit suspended production of fuselages and other parts for the Max on Jan. 1, 2020, after Boeing told the Wichita, Kansas, company to suspend shipments.
Supply Chain
Boeing's Problems Take Growing Toll on Suppliers
Aerospace companies are beginning to shed jobs.
January 9, 2020
In this April 5, 2018, file photo sorted soybeans are ready for shipment and planting near White Cloud, Kan. Statistics show the nation's farmers are struggling to pay back their loans after years of low crop prices, with nearly one out of every five loans in a government farm program now delinquent.
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Farm Loan Delinquencies Highest in 9 Years
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This Dec. 11, 2017 photo, shows a sign outside the Fullmer Cattle Co. in Syracuse, Kan. Several former workers say the western Kansas calf ranch forces immigrants to toil long days to work off loans from Fullmer Cattle Co. for the cost of smuggling them into the country. There are no holidays off, health insurance benefits, or overtime pay.
Operations
Ranch Accused of Slave-Like Conditions
The plight of the Kansas workers highlights the exploitation that immigrants face when a company forces them to pay off debt with work.
March 12, 2018
Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kan. President and CEO Tom Gentile announced plans to add more than 1,000 jobs over the next two years. It also plans $1 billion in new capital investment at its Wichita site, Gentile said.
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$1B Expansion, 1,000 New Jobs at Spirit AeroSystems
The five-year expansion calls for hiring 800 new employees by the end of 2018 and 200 more the following year.
December 7, 2017
In this Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 photo, baby turkeys stand in a poult barn at Smotherman Farms near Waco, Texas. The farm is involved in a pilot project by Cargill's Honeysuckle White brand that allows consumers to be able to find out where the turkeys they buy are raised.
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Traceable Turkeys this Thanksgiving
Some turkey buyers will be able to see where the bird was raised and access information about the farm.
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The company has been looking for the past six months at relocating its protein operations, possibly to Texas or Colorado, before ultimately deciding that Wichita is "the right place for us."
May 24, 2016
In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday, March 14, 2016, in Cimarron, Kan., and released by NTSB, a frontal view of an agricultural vehicle that damaged the rails involved in the Kansas Amtrak derailment.
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March 17, 2016
Passengers gather after a train derailed near Dodge City, Kan., Monday, March 14, 2016. An Amtrak statement says the train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago early Monday when it derailed just after midnight.
Safety
Rail Conditions Investigated After Amtrak Accident
Amtrak was carrying more than 140 people when several rail cars derailed moments after an engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes.
March 15, 2016
Police guard the front door of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kan., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, where a gunman killed three people and injured many more.
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Man Kills 3 in Kansas Manufacturing Plant
Walton said about 150 people were likely in the plant at the time of the shooting, and that the law enforcement officer who killed the suspect "saved multiple, multiple lives."
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