After decades of offshoring, the United States is attempting a manufacturing revival. Under the Biden administration, federal programs like the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and ...

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In 2025, manufacturing in Wisconsin contracted by about 8,600 jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics but there’s more to that figure.

In Iowa, manufacturing accounts for 17% of the state’s gross domestic product. It also makes up 15% (225,000 workers) of all ...

I would say the Trump tariffs are not helping. I mean, mostly because there's no larger coherent plan attached to them. Like they're very chaotic in terms of like what country faces what raid and ...