Jeff Karoub

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

August 4, 2022

Bahia Bakari, the sole survivor of the Yemeni airline that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009, arrives at the courtroom, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 in Paris. A French court was expected to issue a verdict Wednesday Sept.22, 2022 in the trial of the Yemeni airline that operated a passenger plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean in 2009, killing 152 people.

Damages Awarded for 2009 Plane Crash

September 14, 2022

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant , built during the Soviet era and one of the 10 biggest in the world, has been engulfed by fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, fueling concerns of a nuclear catastrophe.

Last Reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Stopped

September 12, 2022

People watch as the USS Texas is moved from the dock Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in La Porte, Texas. The vessel, which was commissioned in 1914 and served in both World War I and World War II, is being towed down the Houston Ship Channel to a dry dock in Galveston where it will undergo an extensive $35 million repair.

Leaky Battleship Needs $35M in Repairs

August 31, 2022

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

August 4, 2022

Gina Peoples, right, of Detroit, a volunteer with The Parade Company, takes a selfie in front of the newly named TCF Center in downtown Detroit Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Politicians, executives and VIPs gathered at what had been known as Cobo Center since 1960 for the renaming announcement.

Detroit Expo Hall Swaps Name

The expo center's original name honored a former mayor known for racist and segregationist policies.

August 28, 2019

Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Fiat Chrysler announced plans on Tuesday for a new Jeep factory, the city's first new auto plant in a generation, as part of a $4.5 billion manufacturing expansion in southeast Michigan. FCA said it would convert the Mack Avenue Engine factory to an assembly plant for the next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee and make an investment at Jefferson North Assembly Plant to retool and modernize the factory for continued production of the Dodge Durango.

Detroit Needs Training Before Job Boom

The city already is taking steps to ensure it can provide enough skilled workers for Fiat Chrysler's new 6,500-job investment.

March 1, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Chief Operating Officer Mark Stewart stands with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he announces plans for Fiat Chrysler to build a new assembly plant include $12 million in tax abatements over a dozen years and 200 acres of land during a news conference in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Mayor Mike Duggan's office said that the city will work with the state on other incentives for the automaker's $1.6 billion investment to convert its Mack Avenue Engine Complex into a new facility. The city has 60 days to get the land, 170 acres of which is owned by the city, a power utility, a public water authority and a family of prominent wealthy businessmen.

Fiat Chrysler to Add 6,500 Jobs

The $4.5 billion plan includes building the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in almost three decades.

February 27, 2019

Signage for automakers Volkswagen, Acura, Chevrolet and Ford, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This year's North American International Auto Show scarcely looks different: There are gleaming vehicles, bright lights and flashy displays. But a few things are missing: BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi and Mazda.

Major Automakers Skip Detroit

After traversing the event's massive exhibition space and ticking off the automakers, you'll notice what's not there.

January 16, 2019

The GAC Entranze concept electric vehicle is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Detroit, Mich.

Trade War Delays Chinese Automaker

Company president Yu Jun said the 25 percent auto tariffs would cause prices to rise to the point that GAC's cars aren't competitive.

January 15, 2019

The 2019 Veloster is presented during the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Detroit.

Will Anyone Buy These New Small Cars?

Small cars are having a tough time getting buyers to look their way as SUVs grow in popularity.

January 17, 2018

Henio Arcangeli Jr., Sr. Vice President Automobile Division for American Honda Motor Co., Inc, stands in front of the 2018 Honda Accord, which won the North American Car of the Year, at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Detroit.

This Year's Car, Truck of the Year

The judges evaluate finalists on value, innovation, design, performance, safety, technology and driver satisfaction.

January 16, 2018

Alejandra Billegas, of Detroit, presses The White Strips 'De Stijl' album during Third Man Records Cass Corridor grand opening of the pressing plant to the public, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 in Detroit. Detroit-raised rocker Jack White is building on a vision to blend music and manufacturing in a part of his hometown that long inspired him. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and producer is overseeing the launch of a vinyl record pressing plant in the back of his Third Man Records shop north of downtown Detroit.

Rocker Jack White Opens Vinyl Pressing Plant in Detroit

The eight presses represent some of the first newly built machines installed in the U.S. in more than three decades — corresponding with a vinyl revival.

February 27, 2017

The new Honda Odyssey minivan is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Detroit.

Honda Goes Higher-Tech with Odyssey

Try the intercom.

January 10, 2017

In this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 photo, bricks are falling off the exterior wall of a house sitting over a sinkhole, in Fraser, Mich. The major sinkhole disrupted the holiday season in Fraser, a Detroit suburb of roughly 14,500 people about 15 miles north of downtown and five miles west of the Great Lakes waterway of Lake St. Clair.

Major Sinkhole Disrupts Holiday Season

About two dozen homes have been evacuated after the Christmas Eve sewer collapse.

December 29, 2016

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6 More Workers Charged in Flint Water Crisis

It's the second round of charges stemming from the water crisis.

July 29, 2016

In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, registered nurse Brian Jones draws a blood sample from a student at Eisenhower Elementary School in Flint, Mich. The students were being tested for lead after the metal was found in the city's drinking water. Blood-lead levels in Flint children under the age of 6 were significantly higher after the city switched its water in 2014 in a cost-saving move, according to report released Friday, June 24, 2016, by U.S. disease experts.

Lead Levels Higher in Flint Kids

Children can develop learning disabilities and behavior problems from lead exposure, even in low levels.

June 27, 2016

Flint, Mich., resident Quincy Murphy speaks during a hearing held by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Half a century after a civil rights panel investigated Flint's segregated housing, the commission held its first hearing Thursday into whether city residents again faced discrimination or racial bias - this time related to the city's crisis over lead-tainted drinking water.

Flint Residents Tell Panel of Fear, Distrust

Some residents in the largely minority city of Flint said the water contamination wouldn't have occurred in a wealthy, predominantly white community.

April 29, 2016