Jeff Martin

Associated Press

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.

'Flash Drought' Brings Dust and Dread

Nearly 56 million residents are now living in drought conditions in parts of 16 Southern U.S. states.

Atlanta Bans Electric Scooters

Three riders have died since May in crashes that involved a public bus, an SUV and a car.

In this March 21, 2019 file photo, Whitney Flynn, a physical scientist at the National Water Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., works on computer screens showing flood predictions and other information. An arsenal of new technology is being put to the test fighting floods this year as rivers inundate towns and farm fields across the central United States. Drones, supercomputers and sonar that scans deep under water are helping to maintain flood control projects, and predicting just where rivers will roar out of their banks.

Drones, Supercomputers Deployed Against Floods

These tools are putting detailed information to use in real time.

Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development Pat Wilson, from left, Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Georgia Governor-Elect Brian Kemp react to a speaker during a press conference in the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta. During the presser, Fortune 500 company Norfolk Southern officially announced that they will be moving their headquarters to Atlanta.

Norfolk Southern Moving to Atlanta

The move reflects a trend among larger companies moving to major cities for deeper pools of talent, busier airports and other amenities.

Leaders Want Details on Amazon-Sized Project

They want to know how much public money will be spent to develop an underused site known as 'The Gulch.'

Todd Keeling was found dead inside a walk-in beer cooler at the Atlanta Braves baseball stadium.

Inventor Found Dead in Stadium Cooler

He was at the park to install his patented beer-pouring technology.

This photo shows containers that were loaded with tons of sewage sludge in Parrish, Alabama.

'Poop Train' Finally Empty; Sludge Gone

The last train car full of NYC sewage sludge that stunk up a small Alabama community for more than two months has finally been emptied.

This April 12, 2018 photo shows containers that were loaded with tons of sewage sludge in Parrish, Ala. More than two months after the so-called 'Poop Train' rolled in from New York City, Hall says her small town smells like rotting corpses. Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers' excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states' waste.

Waste Disposal 'Poop Train' is Stranded in AL Town

A former state attorney general once described a giant west Alabama landfill as "America's Pay Toilet."

A tract of land known to locals as The Gulch is shown Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Atlanta. As Atlanta vies to entice Amazon to build its second headquarters on the site, local leaders are studying a proposal to build a $5 billion project with more than three times the office space of New York's Empire State Building.

Atlanta's Gulch Could Be Amazon's Second Home

No one's saying it's for Amazon — yet.

Millions of Defective Rail Ties

Company is blamed for failing to use proper protective coating on more than 4.7 million railroad ties.

In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017 photo, a United Parcel Service cargo plane sits idle during the day as it awaits loading at Richmond International Airport in Sandston, Va.. UPS says in court records that it suspects one of its pilots obtained secret business plans for the shipping giant's aircraft fleet and posted them online. In a federal lawsuit filed the week of Oct. 6, 2017, UPS says its strategic plans are highly confidential, and says a PowerPoint presentation was intended only for senior executives.

UPS Investigates Leaks of Secret Business Plans

The company is taking steps to identify whoever was responsible for posting strategic plans on an internet message board.