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Houses under construction in Mars, Pa., May, 27, 2022.
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Fewer Homes Being Built as Builders Pull Back
The trend is likely to extend into the new year.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload of 40 satellites for OneWeb broadband communications, lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.
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SpaceX Gives Rival's Internet Satellites Ride to Orbit
The Falcon rocket blasted off at sunset with 40 mini satellites bound for polar orbit.
December 9, 2022
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7 Schools Awarded Welding Workforce Grants to Enhance Welding Education Programs
It includes grant funding of up to $25,000 per location.
December 9, 2022
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Rail Strike Would've Been Worse than All Previous Supply Chain Disruptions Combined
LISTEN (2:49): It would not have taken long for the effects to trickle through the economy.
December 8, 2022
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Korean Firms Plan $4B+ Battery Plant in Georgia
The plan would employ a projected 3,500 people.
December 8, 2022
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Sonoco Lays Off 70 in Wisconsin
The company made the decision due to "excess machine and facility capacity" as well as inflation.
December 8, 2022
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Mean Green Opens New Electric Mower Facility in Ohio
December 8, 2022
Blue Bunny and Halo Top brand ice cream products are seen in Englewood, N.J.
Ferrero Buys Blue Bunny Ice Cream Maker Wells Enterprises
December 8, 2022
Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani, right, the former lover and business partner of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, walks into federal court in San Jose, Calif., on June 24, 2022.
Holmes' Former Partner Gets Nearly 13 Years in Theranos Case
December 8, 2022
The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.
Pentagon Splits $9 Billion Cloud Contract Among 4 Companies
December 8, 2022
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Japanese Company Plans $810M Battery Plant in South Carolina
The facility could have up to 1,170 workers.
December 7, 2022
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Former Grain Company CEO Indicted on Fraud Charges
He is charged with defrauding farmers, banks and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture.
December 7, 2022
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GM Kicks Off Program to Install 40,000 EV Chargers in the U.S.
The program aims to nearly double the current number of public Level 2 charging stations.
December 7, 2022
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Tesla Launches in Thailand, Vying to Compete with China EVs
The company staged a glitzy showcase of its plans Wednesday at Bangkok's Siam Paragon mall.
December 7, 2022
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Boeing's Last 747 to Roll Out of Washington State Factory
It took more than 50,000 Boeing employees less than 16 months to churn out the first 747. The company has completed 1,573 more since then.
December 7, 2022
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How to Increase Reliability and Pump Lifetime in Ethylene Oxide Service
Ethylene Oxide is one of the most valuable and versatile compounds.
December 6, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom walks through the assembly chamber with California Controller Malia Cohen during the opening session of the California Legislature in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. The legislature returned to work on Monday to swear in new members and elect leaders for the upcoming session.
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State Eyes Penalties for Oil Companies' Big Profits
It could be the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money.
December 6, 2022
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What Distributors Would Like to See More of … and Less of from Manufacturers
Some common best practices distributors would like to see more of from manufacturers.
December 5, 2022
A sign is posted during a demonstration outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., on Sept. 23, 2019.
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Reformers Take 6 of 14 UAW Board Seats, Could Win Majority
The reform candidates campaigned on taking a more confrontational stance in bargaining.
December 5, 2022
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Pharma's Expensive Gaming of the Drug Patent System
And how it is successfully countered by the Medicines Patent Pool, which increases global access and rewards innovation.
December 5, 2022
A former coal-fired power plant in Logan Township, N.J., collapses after explosives were detonated to implode it on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.
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Coal-Fired Plant Imploded in New Jersey for Battery Array
The move came as New Jersey moves aggressively to adopt clean energy.
December 5, 2022
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Reducing Cyber Risk and Protecting Against a ‘Perfect Storm’
More than best practices, cybersecurity is about understanding the risks an organization is facing, and the level of risk it can handle.
December 2, 2022
Project developers plan to build carbon capture pipelines connecting dozens of Midwestern ethanol refineries, such as this one in Chancellor, S.D., shown on July 22, 2021.
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EPA Seeks to Mandate More Use of Ethanol, Other Biofuels
The move is welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups.
December 2, 2022
Professor Ernő Rubik, inventor of Rubik's Cube, is photographed in New York on Sept. 18, 2018.
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The Man Who Invented the Rubik's Cube Celebrates Lasting Puzzle
More than 450 million cubes have been sold.
December 2, 2022