manufacturing

National

Harris heads to Pittsburgh (again) to make a manufacturing pitch to voters

6:00am September 25, 2024

Vice President Harris is trying to win over undecided voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. Former President Donald Trump also talked about manufacturing policy this week in Georgia.

Image shows an electric vehicle at a car show

Politics & Government

As North Carolina prepares for electric vehicle manufacturing, Trump says China will dominate the market

10:00am September 19, 2024

by Paul Garber

Speaking during a Michigan town hall Tuesday, former President Trump said U.S. car manufacturers don’t have the materials that China has to produce electric vehicles.

These factory workers were swamped by medical debt. Then their employer stepped in

5:45pm September 17, 2024

by Noam Levey

A decades-old manufacturing company opened a clinic and made primary care and prescriptions free for employees and their families.

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Business

Boom Supersonic cuts ribbon on manufacturing plant in Greensboro

4:51pm June 17, 2024

by Paul Garber

Ultimately, Boom plans to have a workforce of about 2,400 people and the ability to churn out 33 planes a year.

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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan off the island's east coast on Wednesday and temporarily disrupted production at semiconductor factories that produce chips major Silicon Valley companies rely on for products and services.

World News

Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy

5:23pm April 03, 2024

by Bobby Allyn

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.

Business

Label company to close Winston-Salem plant

4:38pm March 19, 2024

by Paul Garber

Officials with Resource Label Group announced last week that it will permanently shutter its Old Lexington Road plant in June. The move will affect as many as 74 employees.

Economy

New Toyota supplier to make $60 million investment for Randolph operation

4:31pm February 26, 2024

by Paul Garber

A new joint venture is planning to bring more than 130 jobs to Randolph County as a supplier to Toyota’s hybrid and electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant.

Education

Randolph Community College to add 22-acre campus in Liberty

4:35pm January 29, 2024

by Paul Garber

Randolph Community College leaders are planning to add a new campus in the town of Liberty, a project driven by the needs of major new employers including Toyota.

image shows Klaussner furniture showroom in High Point

Business

Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams closure brought an abrupt end to company that changed furniture-making workplace

9:54am October 12, 2023

by Paul Garber

More than 400 workers in Taylorsville, North Carolina suddenly lost their jobs in late August when a furniture factory closed.

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Business

Furniture market returns to High Point with a sense of post-pandemic change

3:19pm October 04, 2023

by Paul Garber

The fall session of High Point’s International Furniture Market is less than two weeks away, and organizers are hoping new product lines will give a boost to the industry.