John Seewer

Associates Press

Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. A judge said he is extending legal protections for members of the Sackler family, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma by another three weeks to buy time to work out a new settlement to thousands of lawsuits over the opioid crisis.

Purdue Pharma, U.S. States Agree to New Opioid Settlement

It could be more than $10 billion.

Intel Corp. is planning an initial investment of more than $20 billion for two semiconductor chip plants in central Ohio to help address a global shortage of semiconductor chips.

Intel Building $20B Ohio Chip Facility Amid Global Shortage

The two factories are expected to create 3,000 jobs.

In this June 22, 2021, file photo, a mural is displayed on the wall outside the Lordstown Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest electronics maker, has a deal to buy a huge auto assembly plant in Ohio from startup electric truck maker Lordstown Motors, the companies announced Thursday, Sept. 30.

Taiwan's Foxconn Has Deal to Buy Lordstown Plant in Ohio

The plant used to be owned by GM.

Metal Plate Flies Off World's Second-Tallest Roller Coaster

The bracket struck a woman who was standing in line.

In this July 27, 2017 file photo, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper removes a ground spike in front of the Fire Ball ride at the Ohio State Fair, in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio has beefed up its amusement ride inspections four years after the ride broke apart at the 2017 Ohio State Fair and killed a high school student and injured several others. But some ride operators and festival organizers say the state's inspectors are overreaching and shutting down rides over issues that aren't safety-related.

Beefed Up Inspections After Horrific Fair Ride Accident

New mandatory checks for rust and metal fatigue after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped.

Trump Budget Targets Lordstown Loan

Eliminating the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program could create some issues for the administration.

In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, hundreds of Chevrolet Cruze cars sit in a parking lot at General Motors' assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The long-struggling Rust Belt community of Youngstown, Ohio, which was stung by the loss of the massive General Motors Lordstown plant this year, wants to become a research and production hub for electric vehicles.. But Youngstown faces competition from places like Detroit and China that are taking big roles in developing electric vehicles.

Rust Belt Banks on Electric Vehicles

The region is embarking on an ambitious plan to become a research and production hub for EVs.

GM Lends $40M to Startup in Ohio Plant

The company wants to make electric pickup trucks at the massive Ohio assembly plant GM shut down earlier this year.

In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, OH.

GM Selling Closed OH Factory to EV Maker

The company called Lordstown Motors Corp. plans to hire 400 production workers at the outset, but still needs more investors before manufacturing can begin.

In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, Ohio. An economic renaissance in the industrial Midwest promised by President Donald Trump has suffered in recent weeks in ways that could be problematic for Trump's 2020 re-election.

Trump's Rust Belt Revival is Fading. Will it Matter in 2020?

A year away from Election Day, President Trump's promised coal and steel renaissance is not materializing.

Yolanda Jacobs, a United Auto Workers member, walks the picket line at the General Motors Romulus Powertrain plant in Romulus, MI on Wednesday.

GM Workers Worry About Paying Bills Amid Strike

While pressure is intensifying to reach a deal, the losses for both sides are mounting and spilling over into the auto supply chain.

In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, a banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors' Lordstown plant in Lordstown, OH. It’s looking less likely that General Motors will again make vehicles at the Ohio assembly plant that shut down last winter.

Hope of Return to Closed GM Plant Fades for Workers

Among the thousands of former Lordstown assembly plant workers now spread across GM factories in seven states, many were hoping GM revive production and rescue their old jobs.