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Manufacturing

Business World

Dirty Dollars

Accused money launderers left a path of bankrupt factories, shuttered buildings, and hundreds of steelworkers out of jobs.

Michael Sallah Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Apr 2021 30min Permalink

Sports

Marathon Man

Can a December marathon in Northern Maine, organized by an eccentric long-distance runner, make a difference to a former mill town?

Kathryn Miles Down East Nov 2016 20min Permalink

Business

Hell for Elon Musk Is a Midsize Sedan

The future of Tesla.

Tom Randall, Josh Eidelson, Dana Hull, John Lippert Bloomberg Businessweek Jul 2018 20min Permalink

Business

American Manufacturing Doesn’t Have to Die

In a time when no one agrees on anything, some vague consensus can be found around the idea that more American manufacturing would be good. Rarely does someone say publicly, “Actually, I think there should be less American manufacturing.” (Although it happens.)

Meredith Haggerty Racked Feb 2018 30min Permalink

Business

Inside Alabama’s Auto Jobs Boom

Cheap wages, little training, and crushed limbs.

Peter Waldman Businessweek Mar 2017 15min Permalink

Best Article Business

Making It in America

The story of Standard Motor Products, a 92-year-old family-run auto parts manufacturer, and the transformation of the U.S. manufacturing industry.

Adam Davidson The Atlantic Jan 2012 30min Permalink